LEE COUNTY, FL -
Lee County deputies are at a Bonita Springs doctor's office for the second day of what they are calling a homicide investigation. The doctor's license was suspended by the state after a patient died of cardiac arrest during a stem cell treatment.
Dr. Zannos Grekos' license was restricted in February 2011 after a patient died following a stem cell procedure.
According to the restrictions, Grekos could not perform any stem cell treatments on patients.
On March 2, Grekos is accused of performing a stem cell treatment on 77-year-old Richard Poling. He died of cardiac arrest during the procedure.
The Florida Department of Health issued an emergency order suspending Grekos' license on March 7th.
Poling's sister lives in Naples and is still coming to grips with her brother's sudden death.
She says Poling came to Southwest Florida for the stem cell treatment at Dr. Grekos' office.
She said he suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating and incurable disease. Poling was hoping the procedure would get him off oxygen and give him another two years.
During the procedure, Dr. Grekos allegedly removed tissue from Poling's stomach, then sent it to a lab to have the stem cells concentrated.
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Homicide investigation continues at doctor's office