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Aug. 25, 2025

UC Irvine surgeon accused of abandoning patient for device promo shoot

The orthopedic surgeon is accused of leaving a patient with an undiagnosed arterial injury to film a corporate video, leading to the patient's leg amputation, according to an amended lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court.

A UC Irvine orthopedic surgeon abandoned his patient to film a promotional video for a medical device company, leading to the patient's leg amputation, according to an amended complaint filed Thursday in Orange County Superior Court.

Dr. Dean Wang severed Wayne Wolff's popliteal artery during knee surgery April 3, 2024, then flew to Florida the next day for a corporate video shoot while his patient languished in intensive care with undiagnosed ischemia, the complaint alleg...

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