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Samaritan Head Trauma Doctor Suspended

October 28, 2016

The Oregon Medical Board has opened an investigation of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center physician Dr. Robert Allen Read, after receiving “credible information” about his actions. Read agreed to a Stipulated Interim Order, requiring him to withdraw from practicing medicine while the investigation is underway.

Read was formerly the head of trauma and acute care services at the Corvallis branch of Good Samaritan. Visible online through the Oregon Medical Board is a history of open stipulated orders, as well as a malpractice claim against Read.

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