Neurosurgeon Suspended for Fatal Injection Errors

0:00An Ontario neurosurgeon named Stefan Joseph Konasevic just got hit with a six-month license suspension for serious medical screw-ups, including a 70-year-old patient's death after a nerve-block injection and ignoring a direct order to quit those procedures. Back in 2022, he was under a year of supervision for incompetence complaints, but a reassessment last April found he fell short in 12. Out of 15 patient charts, showing poor judgment on injections that weren't even right for the conditions. This doc had been treating patient A since 2015 for neck and shoulder pain despite the guy's heart problems and a review slammed his. Technique needles aimed wrong toward the spinal canal without proper checks, leading to a fatal accidental injection straight into the spine, per the coroner's office. Even after the college banned him from those nerve blocks following the death, a patient's letter on May 5, 2025, tipped them off. That he kept doing them anyway, landing him an immediate suspension on May 12. Konasevic's owns the facts,

1:02faces a reprimand, and will need a new supervisor for 12 months on his dime once he's back, a clear message on putting. Patient safety first in high stakes paying care. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.