Doc who took pics of tattooed genitals out of job

Patient who underwent gallbladder surgery had 'Hot Rod' inscribed on penis

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updated 7:27 p.m. ET Dec. 21, 2007

PHOENIX - A surgeon who took photos of a patient's tattooed genitals and showed them to colleagues at a Phoenix hospital is out of a job.

In a statement posted Friday on the Mayo Clinic Hospital Web site, CEO Denis Cortese states Dr. Adam Hansen "is no longer practicing medicine at Mayo Clinic."

The hospital held a disciplinary hearing for Hansen earlier this week and said he could be fired. Officials declined to specify if he was fired or stepped down.

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Hansen, chief resident of general surgery, admitted taking a photo with his cell phone Dec. 11 of a tattoo on strip club owner Sean Dubowik's penis which reads "Hot Rod."

Dubowik, who had undergone a gallbladder operation, learned of the photo Monday.

Hospital officials are also trying to identify the person who initially reported the incident and Dubowik's name to the media.

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