What Happened
Anesthesiologist John Nedza was convicted in federal court on 18 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by deceit or subterfuge (fentanyl, ketamine, Dilaudid, midazolam) by claiming the drugs were needed for unscheduled surgeries says he faces up to four years per count.
Reported status: Convicted (2024); sentence not reported in the source.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.