New York

The head of the outpatient surgery facility where TV comedian Joan RIVERS went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure is no longer at the clinic.

A spokesperson for Yorkville Endoscopy yesterday said Dr Lawrence COHEN was no longer the facility’s medical director, nor is he performing procedures there.  The spokesperson did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding Dr COHEN’s departure.

Miss RIVERS, 81, died on 4 September 2014 at Mount Sinai Hospital, a week after going into cardiac arrest.

A New York State health department spokesman has said “the whole matter” was being investigated.  The Medical Examiner’s Office is also investigating.