Posted 4/9/2024, 6:53:45 PM
Michigan 'Leg Saver' Doctor Closes Clinics Amid Scrutiny Over Unneeded Surgeries and Amputations
- U.S. doctor Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver”, is shutting down his vascular clinics in Michigan after scrutiny into his unnecessary and dangerous procedures
- Mustapha performed thousands of lucrative procedures on patients, some of which led to amputations
- A Times investigation found Mustapha billed Medicare for over 2,600 atherectomies from 2018-2021, earning his clinics almost $18 million
- State health authorities found Mustapha performed dozens of unnecessary procedures on patients
- An insurance company reported 45 people lost limbs after treatment at Mustapha's clinics over 4 years