Barry J. Brock worked at Cedars-Sinai for more than 40 years. (photo courtesy of Cedars-Sinai)

An additional 107 former patients of a former Cedars-Sinai OB-GYN have filed a lawsuit against the doctor, Barry J. Brock, for alleged sexual abuse spanning more than 40 years. The patients are also suing Cedars-Sinai – which they allege covered up the abuse while allowing Brock to continue exploiting patients – and two private health clinics where Brock was employed – Beverly Hills OB-GYN and the Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center.

The lawsuit is the third of its kind against Brock and Cedars-Sinai. The 107 women joined an existing 60 former patients who already filed litigation against Brock and the health centers, bringing the total number of alleged victims to 167.

“Patients should be able to focus on protecting themselves against medical conditions, not medical providers,” the plaintiffs’ attorney Anthony T. DiPietro said. “Cedars-Sinai Medical Center knew about Barry Brock’s sexual exploitation and abuse of patients for decades. But instead of protecting their patients, the only thing Cedars did was lie, gaslight and help cover up Brock’s misconduct – while exposing a countless number of new and unsuspecting patients to a known serial sexual predator. Cedars-Sinai must be held accountable for enabling, and covering up, Barry Brock’s crimes against women.”

The offenses listed in the lawsuit include sexual misconduct, rape, criminal sexual acts, forcible touching and predatory sexual assault while Brock was a doctor at Cedars-Sinai, where he began working in the 1980s. The lawsuit also alleges the doctor performed unneeded procedures while denying other surgeries, such as Cesarean sections. Brock has repeatedly denied the allegations.

“Our office has already been contacted by over 200 former patients of Barry Brock. For the past two decades, Cedars knowingly exposed thousands of women and girls to this serial predator – and our court filings are just the beginning of the larger effort to expose the full extent of this cover-up,” DiPietro said. “Institutions must be held accountable for the role they play in enabling and covering up this kind of abuse.”

Cedars-Sinai banned Brock from practicing at the hospital in September 2024.

“The type of behavior alleged about Dr. Barry Brock is counter to Cedars-Sinai’s core values and the trust we strive to earn every day with our patients,” read a statement from Cedars-Sinai. “Dr. Brock no longer has privileges to practice medicine at Cedars-Sinai, and we have reported this matter to the California Medical Board. We recognize the legal process must now take its course, and we remain committed to Cedars-Sinai’s sacred healing mission and serving our community.”