Spero v. Board of Regents of the University

Petitioner is a physician licensed to practice in this State. *764He was charged with a single specification of misconduct alleging that he practiced the profession with gross negligence by supervising an operation performed on the wrong leg. There does not seem to be any dispute that this conduct occurred. The primary issue is whether this conduct rises to the level of gross negligence. The Hearing Committee concluded that it did not and recommended dismissal of the charge. The Commissioner of Health disagreed, recommending that the charge be sustained and that petitioner be censured. The…