(Kieran)
I was reviewing surgical schedules in my office when I got the call from the hospital board.
"Dr. Ashford, we need to speak with you. Can you come to the conference room?"
"When?"
"Now, if possible."
I hung up and sat there for a moment. This wasn't good. The board didn't call emergency meetings for nothing.
I grabbed my coat and headed to the conference room on the top floor. When I walked in, three board members were sitting at the table. Their faces were serious.
"Dr. Ashford, thank you for coming," Dr. Patricia Mills said. She was the head of the board. "We received an anonymous letter this morning. It contains some serious allegations about your past."
My stomach turned. "What kind of allegations?"
"Allegations about a patient death at Johns Hopkins. A cover up. And
