RIDGEFIELD, N.J (1010 WINS) -- A New Jersey plastic surgeon had his medical license suspended by the State Board of Medical Examiners after he was accused of sexual misconduct against a patient, according to a statement from state Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
From August 2021 to June 2022, Dr. Peter Driscoll, who practiced at My Goals Solutions in Ridgefield, allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a patient while performing surgery on her, officials said.
Driscoll, who has denied the allegations, is suspended temporarily pending a hearing. Until then he is barred from practicing medicine or surgery in New Jersey.
Driscoll allegedly solicited sexual favors from a patient after an assistant left the operating room. While he was alone in the room with her, he allegedly grabbed the patient's hand and put it on his thigh and asking her to rub it on his genitals, Platkin said.
The patient refused and reported the incident to the police and the practice manager, who suspended Driscoll’s surgical privileges, prosecutors said.
It’s unclear when the incident occurred.
Driscoll was not charged with a crime because the woman declined to press charges.
“Physicians cannot be allowed to abuse their position of trust to engage in heinous acts such as those alleged here,” Platkin said in a statement. “Any professional engaging in such sickening and predatory misconduct in the state of New Jersey will face severe consequences.”
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