Police Send Yonsei Sarang Hospital to Prosecution on Charges of 'Proxy Surgery'

Violation of Medical Law Charges
Salesperson Also Tried to Cover Up

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The head of a famous joint treatment hospital in Seoul, suspected of having medical device company employees perform surrogate surgeries, has been handed over to the prosecution.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Unit sent Hospital Director A of Yonsei Sarang Hospital and 16 others, including medical device company sales representatives, to the prosecution on the 28th on charges including violation of the Medical Service Act.

A is suspected of establishing a subsidiary aimed at supplying artificial joints and cartilage treatment products and having employees of the company perform surrogate surgeries.

Among the 16 people sent to the prosecution, 10 are known to be sales representatives who participated in the surrogate surgeries. They were found to have directly assisted in surgeries as well as performed suturing.

A and four other medical staff are also accused of falsifying surgical records to make it appear as if they had performed the surgeries themselves.

In August of last year, the police conducted a search and seizure of the hospital located in Seocho-gu and the subsidiary located in Geumcheon-gu. Subsequently, the police summoned A as a suspect for questioning in early June.

The hospital is well-known as a specialized hospital in the field of joint and spinal diseases.

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