Jackson Doc Was Under Investigation Before

Dr. Conrad MurryDr. Conrad Murray -- the doctor who was at Michael Jackson's home the day he died -- was once under investigation for an alleged botched surgery.

In 2007, Dr. Murray drained fluid from the heart of a 67-year-old Las Vegas patient. The patient died after surgery. According to the coroner's investigation report, his wife was told by one of the docs her husband's heart was punctured during the procedure -- so she complained to the coroner's office.

The investigation report confirms that, during Dr. Murray's surgery, the patient suffered a puncture to the right ventricle of his heart, which was eventually listed as one of four causes of death on the autopsy report.

We spoke to the family, who told us they wanted to file a malpractice suit but it was too expensive -- in part because pursuing that kind of legal action requires testimony from another medical expert, and that costs a lot of money.

Altogether, the suit proved to be too much trouble and the family stayed quiet ... until now.

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31. To #7 akeem,

Your statements encourages racism and discrimination. Please be careful with the usage of words.

I disagree with you. Once people r placed in graduate schools, they learn everything to pass the state exam to be doctors. If a doctor can pass a STATE EXAM, a doctor can practice in that state. Graduate school entrance exam does not determine whether you can pass a state exam or not.

A doctor's ability practice is not always measured by "how intelligent a man is." Some times we should look into doctor's "moral values." Unethical doctor or not? We should also not look at the intelligence of a professional but also look into their HEART. Do they CARE about other people? or are they opportunists and only care about individual success?

This goes out to all professions.

Posted at 3:13AM on Jul 9th 2009 by To akeem

32. His Days are Numbered......

Posted at 3:20AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Biff

33. you asked yourself for the past couple of days what went really down with Dr.Conrad Murray Murray and his final encounter with MIchael Jackson. Well,listen careful. Some intimate people with Michael Jackson knew that he had millions of "cash" in hundred dollar bills stashes away in his house, his bed,his pillown,his blanket - just anywhere you can imagine - even in the cieling of his WC
Yes,when the Mr.Murray Dr - this crook - who was known for his vast amount of persnal debt that he saw covering when he went to see Michael in need of some pain killers.What Dr.Jeckyll did'd know that Michael had just adminerest himself some medication. So when the Dr.Hyde arrived at the mansion -he claimed Michael was still alive.Of course he was, but not knowing what medication Michael Jackson had already intus,Dr.Murray-when Asked by Michael to give him another "shot of rhythym and blues " he just overdid it a little and the poor Michael Jackson was dead, istantly turnin into a legend. That's the way what legend are made of. Now when the Doctor saw that there was very little left to revive this King of POP, Dr.Murray pancked but took the opportunity to take as little cash to cover his debts - and thatt explains why DR.Jeckyl turned Mr Hyde and ran away to Watts-110th Stree and left the money hidden with some spook who do not wish to be identified - but the LAPD Dept of criminal investigation is already on Mr-Whitch Doctors trail. Don't worry - my source and brain are well connected and don't be surprised when the sun will bring everything to light.
Oh Doctor-please help me - I am falling (Quote by the Rolling Stones

G Augustin in Germany

Posted at 3:20AM on Jul 9th 2009 by g.augustin-Germany

34. Akeem #7, you are an idiot. I wouldn't trust you to wash my dishes properly. Read about the first heart surgeon, who was BLACK!
"Williams, Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, American surgeon, b. Hollidaysburg, Pa., M.D. Northwestern Univ., 1883. As surgeon of the South Side Dispensary in Chicago (1884–91), he became keenly aware of the lack of facilities for training African Americans like himself as doctors and nurses. As a result he organized the Provident Hospital, the first black hospital in the United States. In 1893, Williams performed the first successful closure of a wound of the heart and pericardium."

Posted at 3:25AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Mondia

35. If anyone from TMZ is reading this can I ask a question: Where did Dr Murray study for his Medical Degree, can it be verified?

Posted at 3:31AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Eddie Perry, UK

36. Please tell the family of the gentleman who died because of Dr. Murray's surgical errors to file a complaint with the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. A paper trail needs to be started against this doctor. Hopefully the Nevada Board is not as corrupt as the California Medical Board. At least the Nevada Board has their list of doctors disciplined in an easy to find format. Med mal lawyers are difficult to come by but the family should be able to find one on contingency given that the coroner ruled and listed the death as a cause of surgical errors.

Posted at 4:05AM on Jul 9th 2009 by NoMoreBadDocs

37. no offense here y'all, but i have to agree with what akeem said above. but i would not say to not trust a doc who is black, but do not trust a doc who went to an all-black college. that just means he wasn't good enough to get into a mainstream college. i also wouldn't trust a doc who went to med school overseas (i.e. the caribbean), regardless of race. if you are raised in america and can't make it into a mainstream american medical college, then choose another f-cking field! maybe you should NOT be a doctor and should NOT be practicing whatever quacky medicine that you'll be performing. the ones who don't get into mainstream med school are the ones who most likely get into the profession for the money, and not because they are smart as hell or because they truly want to help people. forget that sh-t. i had a cosmetic procedure done by some filipina quack (who got her degrees over in the philippines). she messed up so bad, i had to get if fixed. ended up going to an iranian guy educated at harvard, and he did a brilliant job fixing her mistakes. so note to all, be VERY careful about which doc you choose. money or time should NEVER be an issue. spend as much as you have to and wait as long as you have to to get it done right. you don't want any regrets, and you certainly don't want a botched job or death!

Posted at 3:38AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Sandy

38. Well all been said and done, I sincerely dont think is only Dr murray that should go down but all the Doc that has prescribe one thing or the other that was not necessary for all bcos of money. Only has been more enlighten to read details of any medication before being use he would have known better that all these DOC's are just killer. Ordinary tylenol before I use it I read al over again just to know the side effect and contradication if any not to talk of opiods, I learnt from my mistake when I got a prescription from my doc for a bad allergy, two days in a roll i couldn't catch up in school i was just sleeping and getting so weak and something just say to me to goggle the medication and that was how i found out that the dosage he prescribe for me was too high of a dose and even the medication was not necessary. Remember that there is no such a perfect Doc but God and only Him can Heal without no complication. And to those haters Pls leave MJ at rest and let Him rest in peace. WHO WON'T DIE? PLS TELL ME , SO DO NOT JUDGE SO U WON'T BE JUDGE ON THE JUDGEMENT DAY.

Posted at 3:43AM on Jul 9th 2009 by TEMMY

39. This guy is a hack. He just doesn't look right too many bags under his eyes. Plus he told his patients where he is originally from that he was leaving his practice to "pursuit and opportunity of a lifetime" or some bs such as that. Opportunistic whore! MJ was not an opportunity he was a HUMAN BEING.

Posted at 4:48AM on Jul 9th 2009 by rockstar

40. AND TO U@ 7 AKEEM, IF AM RIGHT I AM SO SURE U ARE A N------- AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN U , U ARE JUST OUT OF UR MIND TO HAVE MADE SUCH A STATEMENT ABT BLACK DOC'S, ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT UR QUALIFICATION I S. STUPID TALK, I WANT TO GET TO KNOW U SO THAT I CAN TALK SENSE INTO UR EMPTY HEAD AND GIVE U LIST OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK DOCTORS THAT ARE EXCELLENT IN WHAT THEY DO. STUPID TALK, NONSENSE, YOU ARE SO IRRITATING THAT I FEEL TO SLAP U IF I KNOW U, IDIOT

Posted at 11:27PM on Jul 10th 2009 by TEMMY

41. I would trust an average-intelligence doctor any day over an unethical one. And judging from the comments above me, I can't believe racism is still so rampant in America.

Posted at 3:51AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Mondia

42. WOAH!!!! Enough of the racial bashing. This aint nothing to do with the colour of his skin.

But I do believe this doc is incompetent and the reason Michael is dead. I am more than certain that he blagged his way to Michael's trust knowing there was good money involved if he agreed to whatever Michael wanted and didn't thoroughly investigate the dangers of using such a dangerous anaesthetic and his reason for doing CPR for 30 mins was because he didn't want to be held responsible for Michael's death, even then he didn't do that right!

Poor Michael, and my heart goes out to his family and his true friends and fans. It wasn't his time, he wasn't ready to go, not yet. This doc killed our king. :(

Posted at 3:58AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Melanie Hoyle

43. This is to DR. Murray and I know your reading this. You should be ashamed to call yourself a Doctor and more ashamed to call yourself a Cardiologist. You knew and saw the drugs yet you did nothing. You will lose your priviliage to practice anywhere in the United States because of your neglect. Because in order to save your own Arse your going to have to tell the truth.

Posted at 4:00AM on Jul 9th 2009 by hellnurse

44. In order to remove fluid from the heart you have to PUNCTURE the heart. Seems like sloppy reporting, can you be more specific about the complaint.

Posted at 4:08AM on Jul 9th 2009 by drf

45. To Melanie Hoyle:
What do you mean, enough with the racial bashing? So it's ok with you what Akeem said? You need to learn to stand up for what's right and get a clue yourself. People like you are bystanders who twist what the issue is and allow evil to continue.

Posted at 4:13AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Mondia

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