A former trauma surgeon has filed a lawsuit alleging that the University of Toledo (Ohio) was wrongly forced to retire by his former employer, CBS affiliate WTOl 11 reported May 6.
Nabil Ebrahim, MD, told the outlet that the university “destroyed” his life by allegedly forcing him to retire over billing irregularities. Dr. Ebrahim was initially placed on administrative leave with pay in late 2022, followed by his retirement in January 2023.
Dr. Ebrahim denied any billing wrongdoing to WTOL, saying that he agreed to retire as long as the university provided an independent party to evaluate his documents, interview him and his staff and, ideally, exonerate him. But he claims that the university never provided any sort of third-party audit of his practice.
“I gave it all my life. It was my calling, but they took it away without a just cause, without a due process,” he told the publication.
The lawsuit specifically names current University of Toledo President James Holloway, PhD, former president Gregory Postel, and several other university leaders, accusing them of constitutional due process violations.
Spencer Hattemer, Dr. Ebrahim’s legal representative, told WTOL that he and his client sought “to work this out” without resorting to legal action.
“He loves treating patients there, he wants to get back to work,” Mr. Hattemer said. “But we haven’t been able to do so, so we’ve been forced to go to court.”
The university declined to comment on ongoing litigation.
Becker’s has also reached out to Dr. Ebhrahim’s legal team and will update this story if more information becomes available.
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