We've already heard that Joan Rivers' doctor may have performed an unauthorized biopsy, one that ultimately killed her.

And now there's more unsettling news about this physician. According to CNN, before he did her operation, he took a selfie with her while she was under the gas.

As you may recall, Joan went to the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic in Manhattan to find out what was causing her sore throat and hoarse voice.

A doctor named Lawrence Cohen performed the endoscopy. When he was done, an ear, throat and nose doctor Joan had brought with her decided he wanted to do a biopsy.

It is believed that Joan's vocal cords swelled up during the procedure and cut off oxygen to her lungs and caused a heart attack. Not only was Joan's doctor not licensed to perform a biopsy at the clinic, Joan never signed a consent form to have one in the first place.

Shortly after her death, the clinic announced that Dr. Cohen was no longer with them. He probably allowed Joan's doctor to perform the biopsy, which he obviously should not have done.

 

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