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The irate husband seen charging the stage at a medical conference before violently slapping a gynecologist for allegedly sexually assaulting his wife has been identified for the first time.
DailyMail.com can reveal the man in the now-viral video taken at an annual American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) conference on May 20 is 41-year-old Miami-based filmmaker Rodrigo Herzog.
Herzog, along with his doctor wife, traveled to Baltimore for the event, where he sensationally accused Dr. William Burke of 'touching' his spouse when she was his student in med school, in a dramatic public confrontation.
The shocking outburst came as Burke, the director of gynecologic oncology at Stony Brook University Cancer Center, was moderating a panel discussion and opened the group to questions from the audience.
DailyMail.com can reveal the man in the now-viral video taken at an annual ACOG conference in Baltimore on May 20 is Miami filmmaker Rodrigo Herzog, 41
In a now viral video, the irate man is seen approaching the podium to slap Dr. William Burke multiple times while hurling insults at him and accusing him of sexually assaulting his wife
Herzog's wife – who DailyMail.com has chosen not to name – stood up to take part in the Q&A before firing a loaded question at Burke, asking whether he abides by industry guidelines on sexual misconduct.
What happened next was captured on video that has since been widely circulated on social media, showing a furious Herzog standing up and charging towards the stage to slap the doctor before tearing into him.
'This motherf***er sexually assaulted my wife seven years ago,' he shouted. 'You know what you did. You touched my wife seven years ago in New York. Don't be an a******. B***h!'
Burke was serving as a panelist at an annual conference for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) when the incident took place
He went on to accuse Burke of touching his wife 'on the best day of her life, when she became a doctor.'
Speaking in Portuguese in a video shared on Instagram Monday, Herzog stood by his actions, saying he was aggressively defending his wife who was allegedly assaulted.
He starts off saying: 'You have seen a video of a man aggressively defending his wife who was sexually assaulted. And the only thing that you had to say was "oh, how violent, how violent."'
But, he asks, 'what if it was your wife, daughter?'
DailyMail.com has learned that the alleged incident involving Herzog's wife took place while Burke was a professor at Columbia University's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology – where she completed a four-year medical program in 2016.
In 2017, Burke was honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) and Columbia's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
ACOG, which has faced some criticism for the security breach at the conference and questions about the underlying sex assault allegation, issued a statement on Twitter Monday that the organization 'strongly condemns sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct.
'We're committed to taking action,' it adds.
Herzog has since addressed the incident in a video shared on his Instagram account, where he doubled down against his critics
Herzog could be seen grabbing the doctor by his shirt before slapping him with his hand
During the confrontation, the furious husband goes on to declare the assault on the doctor as retaliation for men who harm women in such a manner
When a woman called out for security, defiant Herzog retorted: 'You can call security, the police! I don't give a f***!'
During the confrontation, the furious husband went on to declare the assault on the doctor as retaliation for men who harm women in such a manner.
'This is for all men who sexually assault women,' he continues. 'Be a f***ing man!'
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