According to a report from the Herald Tribute, the Florida Board of Medicine recently disciplined two Florida physicians for separate occasions of medical malpractice. One of the doctors, a diagnostic radiologist, must pay nearly $10,000 in board costs and fines for failing to detect a “suspicious mass” in a 2005 patient. The doctor took almost 10 months to find the mass and recommend a biopsy.
The other physician is an anesthesiologist who has been ordered to pay $4,000 for blocking a nerve on the wrong leg of a patient during a knee reconstruction surgery in 2010. Because of this medical error, the surgery had to be rescheduled. In addition to fines, both physicians must also undergo education and perform 25 hours of community service. However, the licenses for both physicians will remain active.
Every physician takes an oath to “do no harm.” We trust that our health is in good hands when we submit to a surgery, test, or diagnosis. If a doctor fails to act according to the medical standard of care and a patient’s health suffers as a result, the doctor can be held accountable for medical negligence.
If you or a loved one has been injured because of medical malpractice, please contact the experienced medical malpractice lawyers at the Luhrsen Law Group today for a free case evaluation.
