HIGH DOCTOR ON COCAINE  PERFORM SURGERY 

A top New York hospital allowed a surgeon to perform surgery despite being high on drugs, according to court documents.

A world-renowned cardiologist was allowed to continue operating in a prestigious Manhattan hospital after testing positive for cocaine, according to court documents and the doctor himself.

Dr. Jeffrey Moses, 64, was accused by his two ex-wives of regular use of cocaine for years, often even before going to work, Manhattan divorce records show.

But after a court ordered drug test tested positive for cocaine in 2005, New York-Presbyterian Hospital reportedly did not suspended him from his busy schedule of heart procedures in their Upper East Side and Washington Heights campuses, according to both court records and Moses himself.

Both ex-wives said in court documents that they were beaten by Moses, a heart surgeon superstar, earning about $3 million annually by performing 600 to 800 procedures per year. The only court proceedings against Moses ended after having served a probationary period before trial.

In his case in 2004, Moses was arrested for allegedly assaulting his second wife, Laurie Levinberg in his multi-million dollar Park Avenue, according to divorce records. One document shows that a year later, Moses was subjected to a drug test ordered by the court.

The test was taken from a hair sample of Moses, which unlike urine tests or blood tests can detect drug use dating back months. That test came back positive for cocaine and benzoylecgonine, a chemical produced as the body metabolizes cocaine, the report said.

In an affidavit in February 2006, Moses said New York-Presbyterian was informed of the results. Apparently the hospital did nothing.