Juwan Lopez News Today

Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.

Brooklyn Doctor Under Investigation in Sha-asia Washington’s Death During Childbirth Share this story Juwan Lopez/Facebook A former Woodhull Hospital anesthesiologist is under investigation by the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct in connection with the death of Sha-asia Washington, who died during childbirth at the hospital last July at age 26. In documents reviewed by THE CITY, the state board contends that Dr. Dmitry Anatolevich Shelchkov “deviated from medically acce...

Sha-Asia Washington, 26, died after undergoing C-section at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn in July 2020  Dr Dmitry Shelchkov, 60, who was Washingtons anesthesiologist, had his license suspended in March pending investigation by health officials  Shelchkov has been accused of improperly administering epidural, failing to properly give Washington oxygen, and then lying about his actions  Washington suffered multiple cardiac arrests and died two hours after delivering a healthy baby girl, Khloe,...