Doctor appears in court after plea deal

Physician 'incredibly remorseful' for role in 'Friends' star's fatal overdose

- ANDREW DALTON

Dr. Mark Chavez, centre, arrives at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday. Chavez signed an agreement with prosecutors last month to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.

LOS ANGELES One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death made his first appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles on Friday after reaching a deal to plead guilty and co-operate with prosecutors.