Doctor accused of racism after 'insulting' patient about speaking Spanish
A California doctor is facing backlash after a heated argument between he and a patient's family went viral.
Yuset Galura told that she and her daughter accompanied Galura맥스카지노s 67-year-old mother, Maria Ramirez, to her heart appointment inside San Bernardino맥스카지노s Pulse Cardiology.
Galura said physician Paul Ryan lashed out at them for not speaking English.
맥스카지노I was shocked. Yeah. I couldn맥스카지노t believe it,맥스카지노 Galura said. 맥스카지노As soon as the doctor walked in the room, she asked him if he spoke Spanish and that was all it took for him to snap and start insulting her about speaking Spanish, being in this country and not knowing his language."
맥스카지노You don맥스카지노t need to do nothing but tell me if something맥스카지노s wrong with her. If she's OK, if not, then I맥스카지노ll translate to my mother. You don맥스카지노t need to tell me that she needs to learn English,맥스카지노 Galura is heard saying to Ryan in the video.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s not the same,맥스카지노 the doctor can be heard responding in the footage.
Galura맥스카지노s daughter posted the video on Facebook, where critics admonished Ryan and reported similar experiences with doctors.
Galura and relatives protested outside Ryan's clinic Monday to warn other patients about his alleged racist treatment of Latinos.
맥스카지노I want to unmask the doctor. If you don맥스카지노t like being around Mexicans, Latinos, Hispanic, or any other race other than what your race is, then you have no room in the medical field,맥스카지노 Galura said.
Galura said that, for the record, she's a U.S. citizen.
Ryan's office, Pulse Cardiology, issued a statement Monday.
"Pulse Cardiology is conducting an independent investigation into the reported incident involving Dr. Ryan, who currently is not seeing patients at either of our clinics or St. Bernadine Medical Center. The reported incident does not reflect the values of Pulse physicians, assistants and administrators. Since its inception three years ago as the Inland Empire맥스카지노s premier cardiology practice, Pulse has proudly served all patients regardless of nationality with a diverse staff that is fluent in several languages, including Spanish."