The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon that performed surgery on the mother of superstar rapper Kanye West, is under investigation by the State Medical Board of California and may lose his license due to DUI convictions.
Dr. Jan Adams performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Dr. Donda West, who died a short time later at Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina Del Ray, where attempts to resuscitate her failed.
Dr. Adams is a “celebrity surgeon” and hosts a TV show titled Plastic Surgery: Before and After on the Discovery Channel.
He also authored the book Everything Women of Color Should Know About Cosmetic Surgery.
“I want to first express my deepest condolences to the West family at a very difficult time,” Dr. Adams told AccessHollywood. “As a medical doctor practicing in this field, I hold sacred the bond of confidentiality that exists between the patient and doctor. Out of respect of the West family and the absence of verifiable information, any comment without having first discussing that information with the family would be unprofessional.”
While the plastic surgeon has denied any wrong doing in Dr. West’s tragic death, a number of lawsuits against Dr. Adams surfaced on the Internet on November 13.
The Medical Board of California filed legal documents against Dr. Adams last April, seeking to have his medical license revoked, because he has been convicted of three DUI’s since 1994.
Dr. Adams has also over paid over $460,000 dollars in malpractice settlements since 2001.