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‘Dr. Frankenstein’ vanishes days before trial for allegedly disfiguring patients — inflaming US-Brazil relations
Steven Nelson
Aug. 26, 2026
Exclusive | ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ vanishes days before trial for allegedly disfiguring patients — inflaming US-Brazil relations
An unlicensed plastic surgeon nicknamed “Dr. Frankenstein” cut his ankle monitor this month and disappeared three days before his trial for allegedly disfiguring patients in Florida.
An unlicensed plastic surgeon nicknamed “Dr. Frankenstein” cut his ankle monitor and disappeared three days before his trial this month for allegedly disfiguring patients in Florida — adding to a diplomatic crisis between Brazil and the US with personal ties to the White House.
Joao Araujo — married to a critic of first lady Melania Trump and waging a messy feud with a State Department envoy — vanished on the morning of Aug. 1, avoiding trial on 14 counts, including felonies for grand theft, practicing medicine without a license and fraud at his Miami-area clinic.
Four sources close to the case told The Post that he’s believed to be in Brazil, which generally does not extradite its own citizens...
Unlicensed plastic surgeon João Araujo fled the US this month despite surrendering his Brazilian passport.
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