A Nassau University Medical Center surgeon was charged with felony strangulation and assault Tuesday after allegedly threatening the life of a nurse. According to a criminal complaint, Venkatesh ...

A surgeon was arrested on Long Island Monday for sneaking up behind a nurse in a hospital and attempting to strangle her with an elastic cord, cops said. Venkatesh Sasthakonar — who specializes in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EAST MEADOW, NY — A surgeon at Nassau ...

A surgeon at East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center was arrested on attempted strangulation and assault charges Tuesday after he choked a nurse with an elastic cord, according to ...