Edited sentence: Andrea Natale, former medical director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation and section head of pacing and electrophysiology was not reappointed in 2007, allegedly for performing procedures outside of Cleveland Clinic without permission.At the time Dr.Chicagolive (talk) 15:27, 6 August 2009 (UTC).Eric Topol, from his position in 2007 for the purpose of streamlining the administration.Jay Yadav, an interventional cardiologist, was fired in 2006 for improper disclosure of conflicts of interest.The Cleveland Clinic removed former chief academic officer and provost of Lerner Medical School, Dr.Three well-known faculty members and researchers have recently departed from the Cleveland Clinic.Topol has published articles examining physician connections to the investment industry and investigator conflicts of interest.Topol was also a critic of Vioxx and the Clinic's investment fund, Atricure.Topol was leading a committee examining conflicts of interest for top officials of the clinic<ref>>.Yadav filed a lawsuit against the Cleveland Clinic in 2007 based on the circumstances surrounding his departure