March 3, 2005

Surgeon fired for credit charges

Dr. Lucia Zamorano, a top Wayne State neurosurgeon, has been fired for thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on her university credit card, an account given to her for tax-exempt purchases she incurred overseeing a $3.4-million state-funded Life Science Research grant. WSU fired Zamorano from her $124,208-a-year job Feb. 7, capping an investigation that could lead to criminal charges and Zamorano losing her medical license, at least temporarily. Zamorano, a specialist in high-tech surgery advances, brought praise to WSU by being one of the first there to capture a coveted Life Sciences Research grant.

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