Harbor-UCLA orthopedics chief was fired for accepting improper payments, patient misconduct

Harbor-UCLA orthopedics chief Dr. Louis Kwong was fired for ogling the genitalia of anesthetized Black male patients, inappropriate sexual banter with female colleagues, and failing to report more than $738,000 in payments from a company whose products he routinely used during surgery, the Southern California News Group has learned.

Kwong’s alleged dishonesty in concealing a six-year consulting gig with orthopedic device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet, which has a contract to outfit Los Angeles County hospitals...