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14 May by admin in Health

Court upholds ruling against Windsor surgeon

Court upholds ruling against Windsor surgeon
Ontario's top court has upheld a negligence claim against a plastic surgeon in a case involving Dr. Barbara Heartwell, who performed mistaken mastectomies at a Windsor, Ont., hospital.

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12 Mar by admin in Health

Mastectomy surgeon’s reinstatement concerns councillor

Mastectomy surgeon’s reinstatement concerns councillor
The decision to reinstate Dr. Barbara Heartwell's operating privileges may lead to distrust in the medical system, according to Windsor, Ont., city Coun.

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12 Mar by admin in Health

Mastectomy surgeon’s reinstatement concerns councillor

Mastectomy surgeon’s reinstatement concerns councillor
The decision to reinstate Dr. Barbara Heartwell's operating privileges may lead to distrust in the medical system, according to Windsor, Ont., city Coun. Bill Marra.

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11 Mar by admin in Top Stories

Suspended mastectomy doctor will operate

Suspended mastectomy doctor will operate
Dr. Barbara Heartwell, a Windsor, Ont., surgeon suspended after performing unnecessary mastectomies, will return to the operating room.

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10 Mar by admin in Top Stories

Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate

Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate
Dr. Barbara Heartwell, the Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies, has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated.

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25 Feb by admin in Top Stories

Windsor patient narrowly avoids surgery

Windsor patient narrowly avoids surgery
A patient of Dr. Barbara Heartwell - the Windsor, Ont., doctor at the centre of a growing probe at Hôtel Dieu Grace hospital on unnecessary mastectomies - narrowly avoided undergoing major surgery for breast cancer she didn't have.

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24 Feb by admin in Top Stories

Hospital uncovers 2nd mistaken mastectomy

Hospital uncovers 2nd mistaken mastectomy
Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ont., is investigating a second case in which Dr. Barbara Heartwell performed a mastectomy in 2001 on a patient who did not have cancer.

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