Overview
- Police and the Kern County Coroner identified 71-year-old Dr. Sarwa Aldoori after her body was found in a Bakersfield backyard pool on June 30, and authorities say the investigation is active with cause and manner of death pending.
- The case traces to an April 2016 cosmetic procedure after which a 43-year-old patient was taken to Mercy Hospital and the coroner ruled the cause of death a fat embolism.
- California Medical Board records show regulators filed allegations in 2021 charging Aldoori with gross negligence, inadequate training for the procedure, and administering anesthesia in an unaccredited surgical center.
- The board placed Aldoori on seven-year probation, revoked her license after she failed to comply with probation terms with revocation effective July 2022, and she formally surrendered her license in March 2024.
- Records name Dr. Yakdan Alqaisi as the anesthesiologist for the 2016 operation and the renewed attention could prompt further review of clinic practices, regulatory oversight, and the coroner and police findings as they release more details.