Surgeon Accused in Man’s Death

A California surgeon is on trial this week, charged with speeding up a man’s death in order to take his organs for transplant. Ruben Navarro had severe disabilities. He was 25 years old when he died in 2006. First, he had a heart attack. Then he was in a coma for a while before death at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Opisbo. Hootan Roozrokh, M.D., a transplant surgeon, was involved with the case. He is charged with one count of felony adult dependent abuse. Two other charges were dismissed. The Associated Press wrote about the case November 2.