Incident 8363 - Resolved
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Physician
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Obstetrics/gynecology
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award; No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"The behavior of a prominent UCLA Health gynecologist during an exam with a married mother of four amounted to sexual assault and harassment, according to an investigative report by the university made public Thursday."
"UCLA Health notified Heaps on April 25, 2018 that his employment would end."
" Lawsuit settled"
"UCLA Health notified Heaps on April 25, 2018 that his employment would end."
" Lawsuit settled"
Link(s):
- https://dailybruin.com/2019/06/24/usac-gsa-call-for-greater-transparency-following-heaps-investigation/
- https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucla-gynecologist-sexual-abuse-settlement-20190708-story.html
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-05/ucla-investigation-prominent-gynecologist-sexual-assault
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