Ortiz reportedly wore a mask and showed no emotion.
Dallas anesthesiologist Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz was found guilty of injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags used during surgeries at Baylor Scott and White Surgicare. Prosecutors believe this was done in retaliation for a misconduct investigation.
Media reports said the jury found Ortiz guilty on all 10 counts, including those related to the death of doctor Melanie Kaspar. Dr. Casper died after using a contaminated IV bag at home.
Investigators believe Ortiz tampered with IV bags by adding medications such as nerve blocks and bronchodilators. These foreign objects caused cardiac emergencies in several patients and led to the tragic death of Dr. Kasper.
Surveillance video reportedly captured Ortiz tampering with an IV bag shortly before a patient suffered a heart attack. An autopsy confirmed that Dr. Casper’s death was caused by intoxication with bupivacaine, an anesthetic commonly used during surgery but rarely abused.
Surveillance video presented as evidence in Dr. Reynaldo Ortiz’s trial showed him removing IV bags from an incubator and replacing them shortly before they were brought into the operating room, The patient developed complications there. [No audio.] pic.twitter.com/wScGP7SVsE
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A Texas doctor dubbed a “medical terrorist” has been found guilty of injecting poison into an IV at a former medical clinic in North Dallas.
Fox 4 Dallas reports that a 12-person jury found Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz guilty on all 10 counts after deliberating for nearly seven hours.
According to reports, Ortiz wore a mask and showed no emotion when the verdict was read.
Prosecutors said Ortiz’s actions caused several patients to suffer cardiac emergencies and Dr. Melanie Kasper died after using one of the IV bags.
“It’s not over. My best friend has passed away,” Dr. Melanie Casper’s widower John Casper reportedly said shortly after the verdict. “I don’t think he ever looked me in the eye. … It’s like you have so many emotions that you can’t filter them out.”
Fox News reported that witnesses who took the stand during the trial included John Kaspar, the anesthesiologist who discovered the contaminated bag and a teenager who suffered a cardiac arrest during nose surgery.
It all started two days after Ortiz received notice of a disciplinary investigation against him for handling a medical emergency. Ortiz told other doctors that the center was trying to “crucify” him.
Fox News reported that 13 patients experienced similar cardiac emergencies between May and August 2022, although prosecutors only charged the doctor with causing bodily harm to four of those patients in August.
Ortiz was found guilty of four counts of interfering with a consumer who experienced similar cardiac emergencies, although prosecutors in August only charged the doctor with causing bodily harm to four of those patients.
Ortiz is expected to be sentenced in two to three months. According to media reports, he faces life in prison.
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