Surgical Resident in Hot Water Over Groin Shot

A chief surgical resident at Mayo Clinc Scottsdale faced a disciplinary hearing for allegedly snapping a pic of his patient’s tattooed johnson and showing the picture to fellow doctors. The pic was taken while the surgeon was scrubbed for a gall bladder.

Dr. Adam Hansen admitted to using his cell phone to take a picture of the genitals of Sean Dubowik, a strip club owner, whose penis brandished the phrase “Hot Rod.”

Another surgeon tipped off The Arizona Republic Monday on what Dr. Hansen had done. In response to this, the Mayo Clinic called Dubowik to inform him of what had happened.

“I got a strange call after my surgery from a doctor who said there was a problem,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dubowik, 37. “He said Hansen was on the phone and would explain.”

Hansen was then put on the phone and explained the situation to the patient.

“He told me he didn’t want me to read about it in the newspaper first,” Dubowik recalled.

Hansen had reportedly been placed on administrative leave, and was facing a range of punishments that could go from probation to dismissal.

“Patient privacy is a serious matter, and photographing someone in this manner without a good reason is something we will investigate down to the last detail,” stated Dr. Joseph Sirven, the education director for Mayo Clinic Arizona.

Dubowik explained that the tattoo was something done on a bet, describing it as “the most horrible thing I ever went through in my life.”

Commenting on the incident, he said “The longer I sit here the angrier I get.”