Societies like the AMA or AUA (american urological association) don\'t have any power over doctors. Only the state government does.
www.auanet.org/
-- you can see these things are for continuing education, research, and sometimes even lobbying... among other things (same with the AMA). I\'m not familiar with the american board of urology, but even if he lost his board certification with them, he can still continue. Without being board certified, there are doctors doing lipo, breast implants, etc... all over the place - for the money. I know of a dermatologist who does both, actually...and an Emergency Department doc who does facial fillers when he\'s not in the hospital (though that, technically, isn\'t so hard to do, compared to what his normal duties involve).
The CA state medical board is the only way to take him down, and it\'s free.
Suing him in civil court could cost 30-50k and would probably lose in CA. Elective cases rarely win anywhere in the country anyway, and I\'m sure the ASPS lobbied plenty in California to make plastic surgeons immune from large settlements. And even if someone won, only his insurance would pay. From what I gather, he\'s a sociopath - and he\'d barely flinch if he got sued.
He needs his license revoked. I never met him, so I can\'t file a complaint, but I share the same sentiments that DWD posted about him and what he has done.