Reyad v. Caritas Norwood Hospital, Inc.

Connors, Thomas A., J.

The plaintiff, Salah E. Reyad, M.D. (Dr. Reyad), had been a member of the active medical staff of defendant Caritas Norwood Hospital Inc. (the hospital) for sixteen years before his application for reappointment to the medical staff was denied in December 2010. In this lawsuit, Dr. Reyad claims he was denied reappointment and the position of Chief of Medicine as consequences of his whistleblowing activities. He alleges that the peer review process through which he challenged the denial of his reappointment was a “sham.” He further claims that defendant, Dr. Deiya Bora…