Surgeon Claims Colleague Made False Board Complaints to Get Him Fired

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A Salem, Ore. physician is suing a coworker for allegedly submitting fake complaints against him to medical boards and making defamatory statements about him at work.

Receive email when new articles are published onA longtime Kaiser Permanente surgeon is suing a fellow physician for allegedly submitting false medical board complaints against him in an attempt to get him fired.

Stalfire is asking for $1.2 million in economic damages and $300,000 in noneconomic damages. Hsieh has not yet responded to the legal complaint. Stalfire reported Hsieh's conduct to Kaiser's human resources department. However, the complaint contends Hsieh's actions only escalated after the report was made. According to the complaint, Hsieh began telling coworkers Stalfire was "lying" about his injuries. Hsieh also allegedly contacted administrators and schedulers to ask about Stalfire's injuries and suggested that he was not "legitimately recovering from serious injuries.

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