More Details Emerge From McBath Order

The order issued by Florida’s Surgeon General details the accounts of three different patients that have come forward with allegations of medical malpractice and sexual assault by a Dade City doctor.

According to the order, written by Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong, three patients have reported medical and sexual mistreatment by 52-year-old Dade City osteopathic physician Dan McBath, D.O.

The order states that the first patient came forward in July 2004, when she was a 26-year-old intern working for Dr. McBath. She wanted to learn how to treat varicose veins and Dr. McBath offered to teach her. The order says that he picked her up at her apartment and drove her to the Dade City office to gather supplies. While gathering the supplies, he reportedly was drinking a beer. He suggested they do the procedure at her apartment because it didn’t require a sterile environment. He also asked if she was allergic to any medications.

Once back at her apartment, he gave her two pills that he said was an antibiotic for the procedure, which he said was Spectracef and that she took while she sipped half of a beer. He, too, reportedly was drinking. She told him that the pills were making her feel “woozy,” which he said was just a side-effect. After showing her how to perform the procedure, he had her manipulate his spine, after which he manipulated hers, while she was laying face down. He then had her turn over and attempted to kiss her. The report says that she went unconscious after he exposed his genitals and that she woke up in her apartment a while later. He told her that the two had just “made love.” After he left, she went to a nearby hospital and spoke with law enforcement, the order says. She also tested positive for an antibiotic she didn’t consent to taking.

The second patient came forward in January of 2014, after being a patient of Dr. McBath’s since 2009, the order states. Dr. McBath diagnosed the 5-foot, seven-inch, 135 pound, 35-year-old woman as being obese. The report states that he also told her that she suffered from anxiety and hormonal imbalances, so he prescribed testosterone and Xanax, which he didn’t make a record of doing. Dr. McBath also reportedly injected her vagina with an unknown substance that would “give her a stronger sex drive.” The report says that Dr. McBath took the patient to his home, where she lost consciousness and awoke in his bed. Another instance in the report alleges that, during a visit to his office, Dr. McBath asked her to rub a cigar around her vaginal area. In 2012, the report says, Dr. McBath invited another unidentified doctor into the room with him and the patient, during which time Dr. McBath injected her genitals with an unknown substance. Once she passed out, the two doctors sexually assaulted her, the report says.

The order says that the third patient, a 32-year-old female, saw Dr. McBath in April of 2014. During her treatment period, she said that he injected her with Valium in his office after business hours. She lost consciousness and awoke in her home four hours later, the order says. In a controlled phone call with law enforcement listening in, the patient confronted McBath, who urged her not to talk to law enforcement about what had occurred.

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.