Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, a fake doctor from Queens, NY, left one of his patients brain-dead after a botched attempt to remove her butt implants in his illegal home clinic.
According to court documents released on Wednesday (April 2), the 31-year-old woman visited Hoyos-Foronda’s unlicensed place of business on 35th Street near 20th Road in Ditmars-Steinway to have her implants removed around 1 p.m. on Friday.
Hoyos-Foronda, 38 — who claimed to be a doctor in Colombia — administered lidocaine to the victim through a syringe during the procedure, which caused her to go into cardiac arrest. A complaint was later filed in Queens Criminal Court. He left the woman “clinging to life,” according to New York Post.
Exterior photo of Hoyos-Foronda’s illegal practice
She was rushed to Mount Sinai Queens hospital and was listed in critical condition, with Hoyos-Foronda fleeing the scene. The woman was intubated with no brain activity, and appeared to show signs of “lidocaine toxicity,” per the complaint, which quoted the doctor assigned to her.
When her friend went back to the illegal clinic to pick up her belongings, the landlord explained what happened and the local authorities were called. Upon arrival, the landlord gave NYPD Hoyos-Foronda’s photo and they tracked down his car that was headed towards JFK.
Authorities say he had a ticket for a flight to Colombia.
He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and unauthorized practice of a profession. He was held without bail during his Sunday arraignment, and is set to reappear in court Thursday morning. Per CBS News, the house is now under a partial vacate order, which states, “first apartment operating as a medical office with medical exam table, cosmetic injectable syringes, exam lights.”
The victim was still unconscious as of Wednesday, and NYPD issued a photo of him via Crime Stoppers in hopes that more victims or anyone with information will come forward.
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