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Surgeon Who Operated On Wrong Knee Fined, Reprimanded: Report

Dr. Christopher Betz didn't verify which knee to operate on before a surgery at Bristol Hospital in 2018, C-HIT reported.

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An orthopedic surgeon has been fined and reprimanded after performing surgery on the wrong knee in 2018, according to a report.
An orthopedic surgeon has been fined and reprimanded after performing surgery on the wrong knee in 2018, according to a report. (Skyla Luckey/Patch)

BRISTOL, CT — An orthopedic surgeon has been fined $5,000 and given a reprimand after he operated on a patient's wrong knee in 2018, the Connecticut Health Investigative Team reported.

During a surgery at Bristol Hospital on Sept. 14, 2018, Dr. Christopher Betz didn't independently verify which knee to perform the surgery on — and after realizing he had operated on the wrong one, he gave the patient a cortisone shot in the correct one, C-HIT said state documents show.

Read the Connecticut Health Investigative Team's report here.

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