Overview
- A Fort Bend County grand jury returned the indictment, and police arrested Dr. Azul Shirazali Jaffer and booked him into the Fort Bend County Jail.
- He is scheduled to appear before a magistrate on Wednesday, and his bond had not been set as of Tuesday.
- Sugar Land police said the alleged operation occurred in mid-August.
- Houston Methodist said he has not performed surgeries at its Sugar Land hospital for several years and that his privileges were suspended pending further review.
- Texas Medical Board records show he has been licensed since 2009 with no prior disciplinary actions listed.