Plastic surgeon steals $65k ultrasound from Evanston Hospital: 5 key notes

Vinay Rawlani, MD, a plastic surgeon at Evanston (Ill.) Hospital stole a $65,000 ultrasound machine, according to The Daily Northwestern.

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Here are five key notes:

 

1. Hospital security reported the theft to the Evanston Police Department in February.

 

2. Dr. Rawlani turned himself in yesterday.

 

3. He previously worked at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University’s plastic surgery program. However, he is no longer an employee there.

 

4. Dr. Rawlani was charged with a Class 1 felony for “theft over $500.”

 

5. Dr. Rawlani earned his medical degree at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, where he also studied for his residency.

 

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