California ASC anesthesiologist charged with murder to face judge — 4 insights

California anesthesiologist Stephen Kyosung Kim, MD, will go before a judge March 20 to determine if he is fit to stand trial, Patch reports.

Here's what you should know.

1. Dr. Kim allegedly sedated Mark Greenspan, MD, and then gave him a lethal dose of Demerol while he was in recovery from a procedure at Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Center Sept. 26, 2017.

2. Dr. Greenspan went into cardiac arrest and died.

3. Dr. Kim also allegedly injected himself with drugs during the procedure.

4. Dr. Kim faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

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