David Kessler, the former U.S. drug regulator fired as dean of the University of California at San Francisco's medical school, said he was let go after pointing out that a university fund had $100 million less than he was told it would have when he joined the school.
Kessler, 56, said in an e-mail sent to UCSF personnel yesterday that he was terminated Dec. 13 while trying to resolve problems that arose from his role as a ``whistle-blower.'' Bloomberg News received a copy of the e-mail, and Kessler confirmed in a telephone interview it was authentic. He then e- mailed further documentation on his charges.
In his e-mail, Kessler said he found financial irregularities shortly after arriving at UCSF in 2003. The school's chancellor, J. Michael Bishop, first sought Kessler's resignation from his $540,000-a-year post last summer, Kessler said. A statement from the general counsel's office, given out by spokeswoman Jennifer O'Brien, confirmed Kessler was fired while denying any improprieties by the school.
``I continued to try to solve these problems,'' Kessler wrote in the letter. On Dec. 13, ``Chancellor Bishop terminated my appointment as Dean, effectively immediately.''
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Kessler, 56, said in an e-mail sent to UCSF personnel yesterday that he was terminated Dec. 13 while trying to resolve problems that arose from his role as a ``whistle-blower.'' Bloomberg News received a copy of the e-mail, and Kessler confirmed in a telephone interview it was authentic. He then e- mailed further documentation on his charges.
In his e-mail, Kessler said he found financial irregularities shortly after arriving at UCSF in 2003. The school's chancellor, J. Michael Bishop, first sought Kessler's resignation from his $540,000-a-year post last summer, Kessler said. A statement from the general counsel's office, given out by spokeswoman Jennifer O'Brien, confirmed Kessler was fired while denying any improprieties by the school.
``I continued to try to solve these problems,'' Kessler wrote in the letter. On Dec. 13, ``Chancellor Bishop terminated my appointment as Dean, effectively immediately.''
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