Two local doctors were arrested Friday.
A UPMC doctor and Univ of Pitt associate professor have been arrested. They're facing felony charges of administering a controlled substance. Turn on Ch. 11 #wpxi as we work on gathering more details pic.twitter.com/wCfAfYKNsk
— Lisa Sylvester (@LisaSylvester) March 2, 2018
Dr. Omar Almusa, 45, of Shadyside and Marios Papachristou, 43, of Allison Park, are charged with felony conspiracy and prohibited acts.
- Both doctors are radiologists with medical licenses in Pennsylvania that expire at the end of the year.
- Almusa is listed as a doctor on the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center website. Papachristou is not, but is listed as an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Both were arrested by UPMC police.
- Almusa attended Michigan State College of Medicine, Papachristou went to University of South Florida Medical School.
- Their next court hearing is March 15.
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