The decision from a lower court that found Brigham and Women's Hospital provide a hostile working environment for female spine surgeon Sagun Tuli, MD, and awarded her $1.6 million, was upheld recently in the US Court of Appeals, according to a Boston Globe report.
Dr. Tuli brought the case against Brigham and Women's Hospital and former head of neurosurgery Arthur Day, MD, claiming the hospital retaliated against her when she complained of a hostile working environment, according to the report. In the ruling, three judges cited several incidences, including a party with strippers that Dr. Day approved.
According to the report, Dr. Day also interfered with Dr. Tuli's practice by telling the hospital's credentialing committee that several nurses refused to work with her.
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According to the report, Dr. Day also interfered with Dr. Tuli's practice by telling the hospital's credentialing committee that several nurses refused to work with her.
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