Institution already agreed to pay victims over $1 billion
Weill Cornell Medicine, whose faculty treats patients at several New York-area hospitals, entered into a voluntary compliance agreement with the federal government that calls for the creation of the Institute for Safe Patient Care and Patient Empowerment, authorities said Monday. The $30 million institute is intended to bolster the institution’s sexual abuse prevention program.
The agreement ends a criminal investigation into Weill Cornell stemming from the actions of Paduch, a urologist who treated patients for a decade across multiple hospital systems. The institution had previously agreed to pay victims over $1 billion to settle civil claims.
Paduch, 59, was sentenced in 2024 to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing patients from at least 2009 to 2019. His victims included boys as young as 13 and individuals with certain genetic conditions, along with sexual and erectile dysfunction, authorities said.
Federal prosecutors announced the deal Monday, describing the compliance agreement as a measure to ensure patient safety and empower victims. The institute will focus on prevention and support for patients, authorities said.