A Houston oncologist has been charged with aggravated assault for spiking her lover’s coffee with ethylene glycol, which you may know as antifreeze.
 
The defendant, Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, M.D., a breast cancer oncologist at the University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and George Blumenschein, M.D., an oncologist specializing in head, neck and lung cancers, had a “casual sexual relationship” that ended bitterly, Fox News reported.
 
On Jan. 27, Gonzalez-Angulo allegedly “sweetened” Blumenschein’s coffee with antifreeze in her home presumably before work. When questioned as to why his coffee tasted oddly sweet, she claimed it was just Splenda, encouraged him to finish it and made him another cup, according to the charges.
 
As a result, Blumenschein reported slurred speech, loss of motor skill and balance and ultimately reduced kidney function and cardiopulmonary complications. A toxicology report showed crystals in the kidneys, as is consistent with ethylene glycol poisoning, Fox News further reports.
 
Gonzalez-Angulo is currently out on $50,000 bail. “She is a distinguished citizen and scientist, and these allegations are totally inconsistent with her personal and professional life,” her lawyer, Derek Hollingsworth, said in a statement.
 
Quick Coding Question: What ICD-10 code or codes would be used to diagnose George Blumenschein, M.D.’s condition? We’ll report the correct answer in DH Daily next week.