Fake Denver doctor charged with sexual assault, criminal impersonation

A 36-year-old Denver surgical assistant who posed as a plastic surgeon and ran his own cosmetic surgery clinic has been arrested on charges of criminal impersonation, illegally practicing as a medical doctor, sexual assault and child abuse.

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey’s office has charged Carlos Hernandez Fernandez with 10 felonies, including four counts of second-degree assault, and three misdemeanors, according to a news release by Lynn Kimbrough, Morrissey’s spokeswoman.

Fernandez claimed he had physician’s privileges at Porter Adventist Hospital and Swedish Medical Center, but officials at both hospitals say he worked only on a limited basis to perform surgeon assistant duties and never as a surgeon. Fernandez had a valid state license as a surgical assistant, hospital officials said.

Fernandez had worked out of the Hernandez Fernandez Clinic at 424 S. Federal Blvd. at least since January 2015, performing surgeries including face-lifts with no general anesthesia and only local anesthesia, if any at all. He also did business by the name H-F Care Complete Beauty.

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