OBGYN’s Massive Fraud Scheme Exposed
A Virginia obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, performed thousands of unnecessary surgeries on hundreds of women, billing insurers up to $20 million. Convicted in 2021 on 52 of 63 felony health care fraud counts, he received a 59-year prison sentence. The FBI describes his actions as driven by greed, funding a lavish lifestyle with luxury cars and high-end shopping at patients’ expense.
Perwaiz convinced vulnerable patients their health faced imminent danger, often diagnosing nonexistent cancer or high risks, then pressuring them into invasive procedures. Many surgeries lacked medical necessity, leaving victims with lifelong physical and mental trauma.
Dracena Holloway’s Ordeal
Dracena Holloway, a mother of six, began seeing Perwaiz at age 19 in 2001. Over nearly 20 years, she endured countless vaginal exams, an involuntary hysterectomy, major surgeries, and false cancer diagnoses—all signed for under anesthesia.
Shortly after her mother’s death from stomach cancer, Perwaiz claimed Holloway had the same condition. “We’re going to have to do a surgery on you because you have cancer like your mother,” he told her, as she recalled through tears: “No, my mother just died. I don’t want to die like my mom.” Later tests confirmed no cancer, and Perwaiz lacked qualifications for some procedures.
Now 42, Holloway suffers severe pain preventing warehouse work. “I can’t stand on my feet after four hours,” she says. “It hurts really badly.” In December 2025, she hired attorney Victoria Wickman to fight back.
Jivondra Tucker’s Trauma
Jivondra Tucker, 39 and mother of four, saw Perwaiz from 2010 to 2019 on a friend’s recommendation. She underwent at least 14 surgeries, including three in one month in 2013, plus frequent pap smears.
Pregnant with her son, Perwaiz diagnosed stage three cancer. “He told me that I was going to die,” Tucker shares. He recommended early delivery at 37 weeks via C-section, after which a nurse revealed her tubes had been tied—without consent. Years later, she learned neither cancer nor tubal ligation occurred; a subsequent ectopic pregnancy confirmed her tubes remained intact.
The surgeries led to painkiller addiction, mental health struggles, and ongoing physical therapy amid Crohn’s disease. “I trust him with my life and I’m thinking that he saved my life and the whole time he doesn’t,” she says. “He’s hurting me the whole time.”
Lawsuit Against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
Over 1,000 victims—mostly Black women—have joined a lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, where Perwaiz practiced. Led by attorneys Anthony T. DiPietro and Victoria Wickman, the suit accuses the hospital and executives of enabling his misconduct despite prior warnings.
“I’ve called this the biggest story that nobody has heard about yet,” DiPietro states. The complaint alleges the center ignored reports of unnecessary, harmful procedures for nearly a decade. Named defendants include executives James Reese Jackson, Peter Francis Bastone, Wynn Lawton Dixon Jr., Donald S. Buckley, and Christopher R. Mosley. DiPietro claims they silenced complaints to protect revenue: “Just be quiet. He’s making us a lot of money.”
Wickman highlights the generational impact: “CRMC’s actions have impacted generations of Chesapeake families. Women seeking care were instead subjected to a Frankenstein-style chop shop… This is the largest healthcare civil rights violation in modern American history.”
Hospital’s Response and Perwaiz’s History
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center maintains Perwaiz operated independently, never as an employee. A spokesperson states: “His actions… occurred without the knowledge of the organization. We did cooperate with the government’s investigation… Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is committed to preserving safe, high-quality care.”
Perwaiz faced Virginia Board of Medicine censure in 1982 for unnecessary surgeries and a sexual relationship with a patient, yet continued practicing for decades.
