Photo Courtesy of Google

Dr. Rho maintains a medical practice on Main Street.

By Forum Staff

A Queens County grand jury has indicted a Flushing medical doctor on a charge of second-degree manslaughter for allegedly recklessly causing the death of a 30-year-old woman, in part, by perforating her uterine wall and causing a disruption and transection of the uterine artery during a surgical procedure on July 9, 2016, at the health facility where he practices and then failing to provide appropriate and timely medical attention.

Robert Rho, 52, of Lake Success, New York. Dr. Rho, who maintains a medical practice at Liberty Women’s Health Care of Queens, located at 37-01 Main Street, Flushing, is presently awaiting arraignment in Queens County Supreme Court on a one-count indictment, charging him with second-degree manslaughter.

According to the charges, the victim, made an appointment to have an abortion performed at Liberty Women’s Health of Queens, and arrived with her sister at the Flushing facility on July 9, 2016. During the course of the surgical procedure, which took place at shortly after 1 p.m., Dr. Rho caused a laceration of the victim’s cervix, a perforation of the uterine wall and a disruption and transection of the uterine artery and then failed to provide her with appropriate and timely medical attention.

It is additionally alleged that, while in the recovery room, the victim was bleeding profusely and was required to undergo a second procedure at the health facility. Thereafter, the victim was allegedly allowed to leave the facility despite having collapsed and appearing disoriented. On the drive to her sister’s Bronx residence the victim allegedly fell off the backseat and became unresponsive. She was transported to a Bronx hospital where she was treated for vaginal bleeding and given six units of blood. The victim was pronounced dead that night.

If convicted, Dr. Rho faces up to 15 years in prison.