Dr Rainer Gruessner, a renowned transplant
surgeon, has been cleared of all charges against him. An independent panel
ruled on August 25, 2014 that Dr Rainer Gruessner did not improperly alter or
direct others to alter records, allegations that led Gruessner's suspension in
September 2013, and later to his termination.
The panel, consisting of three nationally
acclaimed liver transplant surgeons, found that Dr Rainer Gruessner "acted
reasonably" and said that University Physicians Healthcare UPH), the
practice plan that employs College of Medicine faculty at the University of
Arizona Medical Center "did not meet its burden of proving that"
Gruessner's subsequent termination was justified.
The panel also said that Dr Rainer Gruessner deserves
to have his name cleared, and that he is owed a public apology.
On September 5, 2014, UPH finally agreed that
the termination was wrong and offered an apology.
"I am absolutely delighted that I've
finally been fully vindicated after fighting to be able to tell my story,"
Gruessner said in a statement issued after the ruling. "If only the
administration would have given me the opportunity a year ago, we could have
avoided all of the costs and heartache over the last year."
Dr Rainer Gruessner has said all along that
the allegations against him were a political ploy by then-Dean Steven Goldschmid, who wanted to force
Gruessner's departure. The panel agreed.
At the time of his wrongful termination, Dr
Rainer Gruessner was the Chairman of Surgery and Chief of Abdominal
Transplantation at the University of Arizona. He is an accomplished surgeon who
has been in surgical leadership positions for sixteen years.
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