Doctor carries burden of patient’s death, inquiry hears

A CONSULTANT gynaecologist told a Medical Council fitness to practice inquiry she would carry a horrendous burden for the rest of her life because of the death of a patient in her care.

Dr Andrea Hermann, who worked at the Galway Clinic, has already admitted professional misconduct in her care of a mother-of-two.

Saundra O’Connor, aged 39, of Claregalway, Co Galway, died in February 2008, three years after undergoing a laparoscopy procedure.