Dr. Eric Topol is a world famous cardiologist. He is a wonderful thinker. He is outspoken. He still retains his chairmanship.

A reader sends in this commentary:

I live in NE Ohiio and I can tell you: The Cleveland Clinic is big business and Dr. Topol was not well liked by many factions. He was very good at rocking the boat as long as he could grand stand and be out front on supposed problems. He got rid of the evil McDonald’s and their bad food. The only problem was the house staff could not afford the nice salads, nor could the food service keep up demand, thus leaving people with no place to eat in their allotted breaks.

Make no mistake, this is about egos, money, and sweetheart deals.

In no way do I believe that his removal will intimidate him. Nor do I believe it will intimidate many academicians. This situation is much more complex than a whistleblower case. This situation is probably a clash of huge egos.