Bev Hills Plastic Surgeon Performed Same Surgery Weeks Before Death - TMZ

Payman Simoni -- the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who died from COVID-19 -- performed the same procedure that led to his death weeks before ...

Patrik tells us he was instructed to get a COVID test before surgery, and he tested negative.

Simoni, however, was not tested beforehand and only did a temperature check and COVID questionnaire at the practice.

Simoni was wearing a mask during Patrik's elective surgery, just as he was with the other patient, but get this ...

Simoni, crew for the show also had to test negative to keep working and there were a small number of folks involved in production, with no other patients ...