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Haley v. Medical Disciplinary Board

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 1991No. 57521-5PublishedCited by 167 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.

The Washington State Medical Disciplinary Board imposed sanctions against Dr. Theodore Haley after ruling that his sexual relationship with a former teenage patient constituted unprofessional conduct. Dr. Haley appeals the Board's decision. We affirm the Board.

Facts

M.1 was involved in an automobile accident that required the emergency removal of her spleen on May 24, 1986, 2 days before her 16th birthday. The surgeon per*723forming the splenectomy was Dr. Theodore Haley, a 66-year-old general surgeon and former state legislator then practicing medicine in Tacoma. Dr. Haley was the surgeon on duty…

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