Dr. Dipak Desai (Las Vegas, Nevada): This case is widely cited as one of the largest medical malpractice and public health scandals in U.S. history
As many as 40,000 people may have been infected with the deadly hepatitis C virus or HIV from a Las Vegas clinic, owned by Dr Dipak Desai, an Indian American.
Dr. Desai, a gastroenterologist who ran the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, was heavily sued and criminally prosecuted after a 2008 health department investigation revealed his clinics routinely reused syringes and single-use vials of propofol. This dangerous practice led to a massive outbreak of Hepatitis C among patients.
In 2013, Desai was convicted of second-degree murder, criminal neglect of patients, and fraud. He was sentenced to life in prison, where he later died.