A Utah cosmetic surgeon who has been sued by five of his former patients for medical malpractice – and faced separate actions against his license in three states – is now at risk of losing his license.
That’s the recommendation of the Utah Division of Professional Licensing after an investigation by the agency surfaced new allegations against the doctor.
The division has charged Christopher Kelly with five counts of unprofessional conduct for failing to maintain proper medical records, seven counts for failing to support continuity of care for his patients and one count for prescribing opioids without checking the state’s Controlled Substances Database.
He also faces one count of practicing as a physician through “gross incompetence, gross negligence or a pattern of incompetence or negligence,” according to a copy of the document obtained by FOX 13 News through an open records request.
Roiann Marrelli, a Saratoga Springs resident who sued Kelly after she developed a severe infection following a breast augmentation surgery in 2021, said she was “shocked” but not surprised to hear of the new allegations against the doctor.