Surgeon fined for missing procedure after falling asleep in car

By Elizabeth Faddis

Published October 27, 2021 11:05pm ET

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A surgeon at a Boston hospital is facing a hefty fine after he left the operating room to eat food in his vehicle before falling asleep and missing a procedure.

Dr. Tony Tannoury, 54, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Boston Medical Center is facing a $5,000 penalty from Massachusetts health board officials after leaving the operating room before the start of an emergency ankle procedure in November 2016, a consent order said, according to The Boston Globe.

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