Dr. CHRISTOPHER J BAKER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHRISTOPHER J BAKER, MD

1605 West Fairbanks Avenue

Winter Park, FL

32789

Orange

Court Case # 07CA 7322

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200849328
Claim Number :	07-0001
Date Submitted :	4/22/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1806 N. FLAMINGO ROAD, SUITE 339
City				State	Zip
PEMBROKE PINES				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHRISTOPHER		J	Baker
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1605 West Fairbanks Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Park		FL	32789	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
105443		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70668		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/28/2004		1/5/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to Dr. Baker?s office with low back pain radiating into the right groin and left hip. An abnormal MRI reviewed by the referring physician revealed a large, dumbbell shaped tumor emanating from the neural foramen at the left L2-3 area. Dr. Baker?s assessment was that the tumor had destroyed portions of the vertebral body of L2 and the exiting nerve root. Treatment required removal of the tumor and stabilization of the L2-L3 level. Patient decided to undergo resection of the tumor, a decompression laminectomy at L2-L3, and L4 and a pedicle instrumented fusion. The surgery was completed without complication and patient was discharged home.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Following the surgery problems with infection arose and patient underwent surgical debridements on 2/15/05, 7/15/05 and /6/05. The first and third debridements were performed by Dr. Baker, with the second performed by his partner Dr. Sawin.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The infection was consistently noted to be superficial, it never completely healed and eventually Dr. Baker recommended another surgery where new hardware would be placed to provide additional stability. Patient then sought a second opinion and on 1/26/2006 underwent surgery at Shands by another physician to remove the infected hardware. Patient then underwent a lengthy course of antibiotics and third surgery on 6/27/06 to remove more of the tumor. To date, patient is doing well and has not had any new/additional hardware placed in her lumbar region.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/16/2007			07CA 7322
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			4/9/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
4/17/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,104

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Updates

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*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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