A Muslim doctor has been fired from a Cleveland clinic after she took
to social media to brag she would purposely give all Jewish patients
the wrong medication.
The doctor, who has been identified as Lara Kollab,
27, of Westlake, was a supervised resident. Kollab posted in a January
2012 tweet. “Hahha ewww… ill (sic) purposely give all the yahood the
wrong meds…”
“Yahood” is Arabic for “Jew.”
On Monday, the Cleveland Clinic released a statement Monday after the
tweet was discovered and that the Muslim doctor had been posting
anti-Semitic sentiments on social media.
In a statement to cleveland19.com, the hospital confirmed that the doctor is no longer employed by the clinic.
“This individual was employed as a supervised resident at our
hospital from July to September 2018. She is no longer working at
Cleveland Clinic. In no way do these beliefs reflect those of our
organization. We fully embrace diversity, inclusion and a culture of
safety and respect across our entire health system.”
Kollab is no longer employed at the clinic, but her medical license
remains active. Issued in Cuyahoga County in July 2018, it is valid
until June 2021.