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the-art monitoring equipment, and
remain at the bedside throughout
the procedure and into recovery."
Then there was the embarrassing
selfie. A staff member at Yorkville
reportedly told investigators that Dr.
Korvin took a selfie photo in the pro-
cedure room of herself and the
sedated Ms. Rivers. "She will think
this is funny," Dr. Korvin reportedly
said as she snapped the picture. "A
selfie in the procedure room when
the patient is asleep? Not very
smart," says Ashish Sinha, MD,
PhD, an associate professor of
anesthesiology at Philadelphia's
Drexel University College of
Medicine.
In a statement, Dr. Korvin denies
"performing an unauthorized pro-
cedure" and also "categorically
denies" taking the selfie. Yorkville
Endoscopy is denying reports that
a vocal cord biopsy has ever been
done at the clinic. The New York
State Health Department is investi-
gating the case. Efforts to reach
Dr. Cohen and Dr. Korvin were
unsuccessful. Neither has been
accused of wrongdoing or of con-
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