Surgeon Accused of Choking Nurse at Hospital | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

A nurse and hospital administrator in Bexar County is suing an orthopedic surgeon after he allegedly choked her during a heated argument over a medication delay — an incident that led to her trauma, isolation, and eventual resignation. The lawsuit claims the surgeon mimicked strangulation, shoved her into a cart, and later retaliated by denying her promotion and forcing her to work around him. Now seeking over $1 million in damages, she also accuses the hospital and Tenet Healthcare of negligence and retaliation, while the Texas Medical Board issued the surgeon a remedial plan for…