Colleagues of Anesthesiologist Accused of Tampering With IV Bags Testify They Were ‘Terrified’ of Him

An FDA agent testified at a hearing this month that Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz, who is accused of tampering with IV bags at a Baylor Scott &White outpatient surgical center, terrified his coworkers, Will Maddox reports.

 

Ortiz allegedly added nerve-blocking agents to IV bags, which resulted in at least 12 cardiac complications and the death of his colleague who unknowingly took a tampered IV bag home. 

 

FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Special Agent Dan Allgeyer testified that federal agents interviewed dozens of former coworkers who described their fear of retaliation and aggression. 

 

Jeremy Johnson, surgery director at the Baylor Scott & White facility where Ortiz worked, testified that he believed Ortiz may retaliate because of his testimony and said he feared for himself, his family, and everyone he works with because “he might come shoot us,” he said.

 

Ortiz will remain behind bars while awaiting his trial.

 

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