A long-time Black physician within Sutter Health says racism in the workplace made him the target of derogatory remarks, demotions and salary cuts, according to a lawsuit filed against the large California hospital system.
In 2015, according to the lawsuit, Nyong’o was awarded the position of ophthalmology and optometry department chair, the first ever Black physician to achieve that leadership level within Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Two years later, Nyong’o says he was promoted again, taking over as medical director of surgical specialties for the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.
In one instance described in the lawsuit, Nyong’o says his supervisor asked him not to use the elevators at his clinic because white doctors would be “uncomfortable” seeing him there, leaving him only with the back stairs to access the facility. Nyong’o says he rejected the request. Several of those other Black doctors were labeled as “aggressive” or “intimidating” when raising concerns about racial discrimination or patient care, according to the lawsuit.
“I personally can’t see problems of this magnitude and do nothing about it,” said Dr. Vanessa Grubbs, an Oakland-based nephrologist who recently founded the non-profitThe fledgling organization aims to study racism in the medical field and help Black doctors and med students overcome discrimination in the workplace.
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