Legal Opinion
Jose S. De Leon, M.D. Maria G. De Leon, His Wife v. Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. William L. MacOn Iv, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1989No. 88-1018PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Once again this court must consider a medical doctor’s attempt by an action for defamation to counter a hospital’s denial of staff privileges. See Sibley v. Lutheran Hospital, 871 F.2d 479 (4th Cir.1989). Once again we find the effort futile.
Jose S. De Leon, M.D., a surgeon, completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and was subsequently employed by it on a contractual basis as a “house surgeon.” De Leon applied for admitting privileges at the hospital, but was rejected. He then filed suit against the hospital and Dr. William Macon, its…
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