News - Alex Zakharia
The Florida Board of Medicine has ruled a heart surgeon who made false statements while testifying in court will lose his medical license. South Miami, Fla., surgeon Alex Zakharia agreed to stop practicing medicine as part of a guilty plea in September 2007, but he had been seeking reconsideration prior to the board's ruling during its April meeting, The Miami Herald said Friday. Zakharia pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor contempt of court after being charged with eight felony counts in relation to statements he made regarding his surgical experiences. Board member Steven P.
By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Apr. 8--After promising a federal judge he would give up his license rather than go to jail, South Miami heart surgeon Alex Zakharia has again changed his mind -- and still has a "clear/active" license to practice medicine in Florida.
A Miami surgeon who was fired after being connected to numerous patient deaths, has been allowed to keep a clear/active medical license. Some authorities wonder why Dr.