Fired Johns Hopkins Doctor Seeks $24m in Baltimore City Circuit Court

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A former surgical resident is suing the Johns Hopkins Hospital for $24 million, alleging he was unlawfully fired and then defamed after he accused officials of trying to cover up problems with the residency program.

Dr. Oscar K. Serrano was informed of his termination in April, days after a national accrediting agency came to the hospital to investigate an anonymous complaint that Serrano's superiors erroneously believed he wrote, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

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Fired Johns Hopkins Doctor Seeks $24m in Baltimore City Circuit Court

Serrano's superiors told their colleagues and other hospitals Serrano was let go because of mental health problems, a charge denied in Serrano's lawsuit and by his lawyer.

"Even if we go to trial and win, there are alw...

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