Credentialing & Privileging | 09.01.19
Woman Hospitalized After Botched Butt-Lift By 'Dr. Slimthick' Who Had Fake Credentials
by NAMSS Staff
The Grio (08/26/19) Morgan-Smith, Kia
Dr. Harry Intsiful of Florida's New Life Plastic Surgery clinic is under fire after one of his patients, Dawn Bumphus, almost died following a "butt-lift" procedure. According to Bumphus's family, she conducted research to find a reputable plastic surgeon and believed that Intsiful, also known as Dr. Slimthick, fit the bill. But after her procedure finished, Bumphus reportedly had at least eight different punctures in her intestines. She was rushed to a hospital with a life-threatening infection and has undergone multiple emergency surgeries since. Media reports allege that Intsiful falsified his education and career history online to appear more qualified than he really was. Two false claims of leadership positions at two different hospitals were taken down from his website after hospital officials refuted his claims to reporters. Intsiful also claimed to have received four years of plastic surgery training at the University of Missouri-Columbia, but university officials say they have no record of his attendance.
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