Taipei Doctor Involved in Patient Death During Genital Enlargement Surgery Indicted for Other Offenses

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) - A cosmetic surgeon in Taipei, surnamed Ding, is currently under investigation by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for professional negligence resulting in death after a patient died during a genital enlargement procedure at his clinic last September. Prosecutors have also uncovered that Ding was involved in violations of the Personal Data Protection Act and forgery, leading to his indictment on the 22nd. Last September, a 50-year-old man visited the cosmetic clinic on Jinzhou Street in Taipei, where Ding serves as the director, for a genital enlargement procedure. The patient suffered respiratory failure and died on the spot. Ding was referred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death, and the case remains under investigation. Prosecutors further discovered that Ding had illegally posted the credentials of a well-known plastic surgeon, surnamed Liu, on his clinic's official website, falsely claiming that Liu was the clinic's deputy director. He even fabricated medical procedures that Liu had never performed, such as penile enlargement and vaginoplasty. After discovering this, Liu filed a lawsuit against Ding for aggravated defamation and violations of the Personal Data Protection Act. Furthermore, due to debt issues, Ding faced compulsory execution by creditors, leading to the auction of his clinic's building and land. When the Taipei District Court's Civil Execution Department visited the clinic for an inspection in December 2023, Ding falsely claimed that the clinic was jointly operated with an employee surnamed Guo, and that Guo had provided NT$2 million for clinic repairs. This false information was recorded in the court's 'execution record.' In April 2024, Ding submitted a fabricated joint operation contract to the court, causing incorrect information to be published in the auction notice by Taiwan Financial Asset Service Corp. The case was exposed when another creditor reviewed the execution file at the court and discovered the discrepancy. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office concluded its investigation on the 22nd and indicted Ding for violations of the Personal Data Protection Act and forgery under the Criminal Code.