Ph.D. involved in death and case of Elisa Serna gets medical license – San Diego Union-Tribune

California medical regulators have revoked the license of Dr. Carol Ann Gilmore, who finds herself among the many medical professionals and sheriff's officers under the supervision of murdered Elisa Serna in a San Diego police station jail five years ago.

The revocation issued by the Junta Médica de California comes after a broad investigation by state regulators. The administrative decision, which did not identify Gilmore by name, also came two months after the San Diego county agreed to a $15 million settlement to resolve a civil claim that accused the sheriff's department of causing the death of Serna in the Las Colinas women's jail in 2019.

Gilmore cannot be reached for comment. He did not respond to an email and his voice button has fallen off.

The medical junta was accused of failing to properly treat Serna, who had been arrested for shipments of drugs and robots. He used to tell prison staff that he was addicted to alcohol and heroin, but he did not include it in the department's abstinence protocols.

Serna died in his cell five days after being arrested.

Medical regulators said Gilmore was unaware of Serna's symptoms and should not allow him to use the drug.

“Due to your knowledge and repeated remarks that indicate that the request for abstinence is at the same level as abstinence from these foods for the part of Patient A, it is sufficient to not provide absolutely any treatment for abstinences as what requires the level of attention,” the decision said. “It is also requested to provide an evaluation of Patient A with a blood test and electrocardiograms to evaluate or provide a treatment plan for Patient A,” it added. “As a direct result of these falls, the patient has been matured by a failure of treatment for abstinence.”

Gilmore was not presented to the public and did not offer to make an attempt to refute or explain the charge, given by the medical board's decision issued on August 16.

The doctor also ordered him to pay just under $30,000 toward the cost of the investigation.

Both of the corpse's medical providers have been criminally charged in connection with Serna's death, but Gilmore has not been charged with either.

Dr. Friederike Von Lintig and prisoner Danalee Pascua were charged with a single count of involuntary manslaughter as a result of the death, which was captured in a graphic vigilante video and presented in court as part of the criminal case.

A Superior Court juror acquitted Pascua and was unable to obtain a veredicto against Von Lintig. The IRS will be responsible for returning to the presentation of goods against the doctor and determining the case.

The medical junta suspended Von Lintig's license; state regulators filed a charge against Pascua, but his license is still valid, records show.

While Gilmore was not charged by the District Attorney's Office, the Medical Board considered his actions detrimental to Serna's well-being. Begin the investigation and last year you will present an accusation against you.

The decision published this week did not come as a surprise to Paloma Serna, Elisa's mother.

“Dr. Carol Gilmore had multiple opportunities to avoid Elisa’s tragic finale, as did every other character who interacts with her,” Serna said via email in the days leading up to the event.

“It was Gilmore’s responsibility to initiate the necessary protocols for abstinence from alcohol and drugs,” he added. “Elisa suffered a painful death that could have been prevented. A simple call to 911 or arranging for your transportation to a hospital could make a difference.”

Paloma Serna also said: “My family and I are meeting with Carol Gilmore's father who is in no position to cause a loss of life.”

Elisa Serna was 25 years old and had been embarrassed for five weeks when she died. The medical records of the five days she spent in custody before she died must show that neither the officers, nor the inmates, nor the doctors responded adequately to her symptoms.

The deceased person died in the prison of San Diego in 2019.

More than 70 people are now in the custody of the sheriff's department in the years since, which has brought them to the San Diego government in one of the deadliest local prison systems in the state.

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Doctor involved in Elisa Serna's prison death loses license