The laptop of a physician in the school’s department of surgery contained the name, age, sex, diagnosis and medical record number of 3,192 individuals, 178 of whom also had their Social Security number on the laptop. The information was being used for research.
The laptop was stolen from the physician’s vehicle on Aug. 16, according to the report. Although the computer was password-protected, it is possible that someone accessed the information.
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