A neurosurgeon's license was suspended after an investigation revealed that he left a patient's brain exposed for 25 minutes while he got lunch.
The state medical board also said Dr. Raymond Sattler forgot the names of surgical equipment during an operation, told a nurse to drill holes in a patient's head and work on the outer brain even though she was not trained to do so, and ordered intravenous fluids to be given to him during a procedure because he thought he was going to pass out.When Sattler left the brain exposed, no other physician was present to care for the patient, the board said.
The board indefinitely suspended Sattler's license Wednesday. He did not return calls to his office.
A hearing for Sattler, 50, to present evidence on why he should get his license back has not been scheduled, said Bryant Paris, the board's executive director. The board may revoke or reinstate his license at the hearing.