Hadden pleaded guilty to state sex crimes charges in 2016. The settlement required him to return his medical license but allowed him to avoid jail time.
He is still awaiting trial in federal court on eight counts of bringing women across state lines for the purpose of sexual abuse.
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“We deeply regret the pain suffered by patient Robert Hadden and hope that these resolutions will provide some measure of support for the women he has hurt,” said the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Irving Economics of Columbia University said in a statement. “All those who come forward should be commended.”
Hadden is accused of sexually abusing patients, including minors, over the course of nearly two decades, using his position to convince them that his actions were appropriate and morally necessary. medical.
He worked at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia until 2012.
This story first appeared in our sister publication, Crain’s New York Business.
