UCLA acknowledged first receiving a complaint against Dr. James Mason Heaps in 2017 and placed him on leave the following year but did not publicize his reason for departure from the university until this week. That decision is now the subject of an internal review, UCLA said. The university has also asked other students and patients who believe they were treated inappropriately by Heaps to come forward.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 11, 2019 01:41 UTC