SEATTLE, Wash. — An anesthesiology resident from the University of Washington Medical School who worked at Seattle Children’s Hospital, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical center has been charged with using medicine intended for children while on the job.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Seattle, 35-year-old Dr. Andrew Voegel-Podadera was charged with two counts of Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Deception, and Subterfuge.
The DEA said an attending physician at Seattle Children’s suspected Voegel-Podadera was showing signs of drug use while on the job, including unexplained delays and absences from the operating room…