A shattering breach of trust: the doctor who was not who he claimed to be

A shattering breach of trust: the doctor who was not who he claimed to be

Inside STAT: What happens to patients when their doctor is not who he claimed to be?

YVETTE HANSBERRY, WHO HAD "DR. CHARLES AKODA" AS HER OB-GYN, IN HER HOME IN MARYLAND. (ANDRÉ CHUNG FOR STAT)

It's been just over two years since the man known as Dr. Charles Akoda, whose legal name was Oluwafemi Charles Igberase, pled guilty to fraud after using a fake Social Security card to get a medical license. He had performed exams on women, read sonograms, and delivered babies in Maryland. But for the women under his care during that time, the revelation of his fraud has continued to reverberate. "This is gonna be with me forever and ever," said Yvette Hansberry, who was treated by Akoda and lost her daughter after going into labor three months early. Hansberry and other patients are plagued by the same lingering question: How could this have happened? STAT contributor Kelsey McKinney has a compelling look at the case — read here.