Two obstetricians reprimanded over roles in childbirth injuries

Two Northern Virginia obstetricians who are immune from being sued were reprimanded by the state’s medical board last week for their roles in the devastating injuries of two children during childbirth.

Dr. Evelyn Ruelaz, who has practices in Manassas and Chantilly, and Dr. Regina Burton, who practices in Woodbridge, are protected from being sued by the children’s parents by a 1987 law intended to help the state keep obstetricians who were fleeing because of the high cost of medical malpractice insurance in Virginia.