Doctor Who Helped Supply Matthew Perry Ketamine Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Dr. Mark Chavez, a physician from San Diego (2nd L), who is charged in connection with actor Matthew Perry's death from an accidental ketamine overdose, with his criminal defense attorney Matthew Binninger (L), arrives for a change of plea hearing at the United States Courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.

Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea to the felony in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath of the “Friends” star’s death last year.