Medical School
Guru Nanek Dev University Medical College - India, 1972Affiliations
THIS ABORTIONIST IS INACTIVE.Address
San Diego, CAProcedures
Surgery: NOMedication: NO
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Suresh Gandotra – Abortionist fact sheet
Educated in India, Suresh Kumar Gandotra entered the abortion business in California. His clinic was plagued by malpractice lawsuits, patient injuries, and legal violations. In 1989, authorities investigated his clinic over a Medi-Cal billing fraud scandal. Gandotra was convicted of multiple felonies and sentenced to 16 months in prison. After serving jail time, Gandotra returned to the abortion business, but his poor safety record continued. On Dec. 8, 1994, 23-year-old Magdalena Ortega-Rodriguez traveled from her native Tiajuana, Mexico, to Gandotra’s clinic in San Ysidro for a second-trimester abortion. She paid Gandotra $1000, but she bled to death after Gandotra perforated her uterus during the procedure. Gandotra, who had no hospital admitting privileges, delayed ambulance transport while Magdalena hemorrhaged, lying on the clinic floor. When emergency crews finally arrived, Magdalena was unresponsive. She died in surgery at the hospital. Gandotra’s clinic was shut down, and he was required to surrender his license to the CA Medical Board. Facing legal charges, Gandotra fled the U.S. and moved to India. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept. still has an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
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LA Times - Abortion patient's death shows license system flaws, 3-21-1995
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Abortionist fact sheet - Suresh Gandotra
Fact sheet with background history on abortionist Suresh K. Gandotra. -
Court shuts down clinic, abortionist flees
Article and newspaper clipping regarding abortionist Suresh Gandotra. -
LA Times - Doctor Gets 16 Months in Prison for Medi-Cal Fraud, 6-7-1990
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LA Times - Doctor Jailed for Medi-Cal Fraud, 6-8-1990
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LA Times - Doctor, Aides Accused of Unlawful Medical Practice, Billing Fraud, 1-7-1989
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LA Times - Doctor, Wife Convicted in Medi-Cal Scheme, 3-24-1990
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LA Times - Doctor, Wife Convicted of Fraud at Clinic, 3-23-1990
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LA Times - Huntington Park: Five to Be Tried on Charges of Filing False Medi-Cal Bills, 5-11-1989
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LA Times - Handful of Abortion Clinics Put Poor at Risk, 4-5-1998
A recent string of botched abortions, patient injuries, and deaths highlights a hidden problem. Negligent doctors operating at substandard abortion clinics put public at risk; low-income women especially vulnerable. -
Suresh Gandotra news stories - L.A. Times articles
Article headlines from the LA Times regarding abortionist Suresh Gandotra. -
LA Times - Medical Board Needs to Intervene Faster, 4-16-1995
Abortionist Suresh Gandotra evaded discipline for years before finally losing license; reforms needed soon. -
LA Times - O.C. Doctor Investigated in Abortion Death, 12-15-1994
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San Diego Union-Tribune -- Abortion clinic shut by court, Doctor forbidden to practice
Details of charges against Suresh Gandotra in the botched abortion death of Magdalena Ortega-Rodriquez. -
ClinicQuotes - Abortion provider: Suresh Gandotra
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Google Books - Magdelina Ortega-Rodriguez dies after botched abortion by Suresh Gandotra, MD - Reclaiming Our Health, page 76
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Magdalena Ortega-Rodriguez, age 23 -- Abortion doctor delays ambulance transport while patient bleeds to death
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RealChoice Blog - Suresh Gandotra botched abortion history
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State of CA disciplinary records – Suresh Gandotra
License Restrictions
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Suresh Gandotra -- California Medical License -- surrendered
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State of IL, license verification: not renewed - Suresh Gandotra
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Suresh Gandotra -- New York Medical License -- surrendered
Disciplinary History
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CA Medical Board Decision, license surrender 1-20-1995
The CA Medical Board finds Suresh Gandotra guilty of gross negligence in two botched abortions. Gandotra surrenders his license to the CA Medical Board, and can no longer practice medicine. -
NY Med Board - Order, Application to Surrender License, & Statement of Charges, 10-26-1992
The NY Board for Profesional Medical Conduct files a statement of charges against abortionist Suresh Kumar Gandotra. Gandotra surrenders his medical license in New York, after having been convicted for eight felony counts in CA. -
People v. Gandotra - Dec. 23, 1992 - Court decision regarding Medi-Cal fraud by Suresh Gandotra, MD