CNN reports that Joan Rivers' personal doctor allegedly took a selfie while she was unconscious during a biopsy on her vocal cords, this according to a staff member at the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic in Manhattan.
Rivers was at the clinic for an endoscopy from another doctor (gastroenterologist Dr. Lawrence Cohen), which was supposed to help with her hoarse voice and sore throat. It involved putting a camera down her throat. After Cohen was finished, a biospy happened without Rivers' agreement. The ear, nose and throat doctor that performed the procedure wasn't certified by the clinic, which is legally required.
Dr. Arthur Caplan, a medical ethicist at New York University's Langone Medical Center, said: "Even though you are a licensed physician, you still should have, if you will, the checks and balances to get your approval to practice in that particular place."
Rivers' vocal cords began to swell during the biopsy, which cut off the oxygen to her lungs and led to cardiac arrest on August 29. She was rushed to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital a mile away, where she died a week later.
Yorkville has denied reports that the biopsy happened at the clinic, but federal privacy law won't allow patient information to be released. The clinic also said that Dr. Cohen "is not currently performing procedures...nor is he currently serving as medical director." Neither Cohen nor the personal doctor have been accused of anything at this time.
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Subject: Joan Rivers' Personal Doctor Allegedly Took Selfie While She Was Unconscious 
