Eatontown Pediatrician's License Temporarily Suspended After Indictment For Criminal Sexual Conduct WithTeen Patient

The state Board of Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended the medical license of Saad Saad, after he was indicted for criminal sexual conduct with a teen patient, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino has said.

Saad, 72, who practiced at Meridian Pediatric Surgical Associates in Eatontown, is charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact for allegedly improperly touching a 17-year-old female patient during an office visit.

He signed an interim consent order of voluntary surrender pending the disposition of the charges against him and until further order of the Board.

"This is sickening misconduct, if true," Porrino said. "Public safety demands that this doctor be removed from practice while these very serious charges are pending against him."

Saad was placed on an immediate leave of absence from Meridian Pediatric Surgical Associates following his July 10 indictment by a Monmouth County grand jury. Saad is free pending a trial, but a judge has ordered he not have contact with anyone under 18.

Saad, who is also employed by K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital (“Children’s Hospital”) at Jersey Shore Hospital, voluntarily stopped practicing after the indictment, his lawyer told the board.

He is forbidden to have any patient contact until the disposition of the charges.

“The doctor patient relationship is sacrosanct and no patient deserves to have that trust violated by sexual misconduct,” said Steve Lee, Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. “By obtaining the temporary suspension of Dr. Saad’s license while his prosecution is pending, the Board is fulfilling its duty to protect patients and ensure that the standards of the medical profession are upheld.”

Saad is allowed to be in phone contact with the Director of Children’s Hospital for the limited purpose of offering administrative guidance to the directors.

Saad is also prohibited from entering the premises of his medical practices during business hours or at any time when patients may be present.

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