The attorneys for Matthew Nilo, 35, of New Jersey, filed for a continuance of the hearing scheduled for Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston and were granted a new hearing date of Oct. 31.
The 33-year-old worked at the New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital and has been charged with raping or sexually assaulting six women, including patients.
NewYork-Presbyterian gastroenterologist Zhi Alan Cheng, 33, allegedly sexually assaulted patients at the hospital and women at his New York City apartment.
Matthew Nilo, 35, was released on $50,000 bail at his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court after entering pleas to a total of seven new charges, including rape, aggravated rape and assault to rape.