Dr. ROHAN WATSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROHAN WATSON, MD

220 New Gate Loop

Lake Mary, FL

32746

Seminole

Court Case # 07CA1860

Indemnity Paid: $20,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056668
Claim Number :	07-0049
Date Submitted :	3/8/2010

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	jo@pplrrg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Rohan			Watson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		220 New Gate Loop
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lake Mary		FL	32746	Lake
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
109593		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME87670		Radiology - Diagnostic - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Lake
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
Florida Hospital Waterman		100057
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/24/2006		11/2/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was transferred by ambulance to hospital after failling off of a stationary bike in his home. He indicated that he hit the wall in the bedroom resulting in mid-back pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The ER physician ordered a cervical spine x-ray, upon his review of the films he interpreted them as normal. The films were then read by our insurance Dr. Watson who was only given the history of a "fall:. He had no knowledge with regard to the patient's specific complaints of pain. Dr. Watson noted in his report "suboptimal visualization of the C6 and C7 vertebrae". Dr. Watson has testified that no direct communication was required as his report clearly indicates that the C6 and C7 vertebrae were not well visualized. This means that a fracture could not be ruled out at this level. The rehab doctor reviewed Dr. Watson's report of the C-spine x-ray anddid not believe that additional studies were indicated. He testified that he was certain there was no spinal cord injury at this point in time. The rehab physician later ordered an MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine which was performed on July 27. The final MRI report was prepared by our insured Dr. Watson, who identified a fracture of the C7 vertebral body with minimal posterior complexity of the vertebral body. He also noted "a C7 vertebral fracture is not demonstrated on the cervical spine radiograph of July 24, 2006 as the C6 and C7 vertebrae were not well visualized on that study".Patient was subsequently transferred to Leesburg Regional Medical Center on July 27 to the service of neurosurgeon, Daniel Spurrier, M.D. On July 31 Dr. Spurrier performed surgery. Unfortunately patient's neurological status did not improve and he developed pneumonia which required intubation. His pulmonary status gradually declined despite ventilatory support and antibiotic treatment for pneumonia. Ultimately, the family decided to remove the patient from ventilatory support on August 9, 2006. Patient subsequently developed respiratory arrest and died on this date.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The ER physician ordered a cervical spine x-ray, upon his review of the films he interpreted them as normal. The films were then read by our insurance Dr. Watson who was only given the history of a "fall:. He had no knowledge with regard to the patient's specific complaints of pain. Dr. Watson noted in his report "suboptimal visualization of the C6 and C7 vertebrae". Dr. Watson has testified that no direct communication was required as his report clearly indicates that the C6 and C7 vertebrae were not well visualized. This means that a fracture could not be ruled out at this level. The rehab doctor reviewed Dr. Watson's report of the C-spine x-ray anddid not believe that additional studies were indicated. He testified that he was certain there was no spinal cord injury at this point in time. The rehab physician later ordered an MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine which was performed on July 27. The final MRI report was prepared by our insured Dr. Watson, who identified a fracture of the C7 vertebral body with minimal posterior complexity of the vertebral body. He also noted "a C7 vertebral fracture is not demonstrated on the cervical spine radiograph of July 24, 2006 as the C6 and C7 vertebrae were not well visualized on that study".Patient was subsequently transferred to Leesburg Regional Medical Center on July 27 to the service of neurosurgeon, Daniel Spurrier, M.D. On July 31 Dr. Spurrier performed surgery. Unfortunately patient's neurological status did not improve and he developed pneumonia which required intubation. His pulmonary status gradually declined despite ventilatory support and antibiotic treatment for pneumonia. Ultimately, the family decided to remove the patient from ventilatory support on August 9, 2006. Patient subsequently developed respiratory arrest and died on this date.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/7/2008			07CA1860
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lake			2/5/2010
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
1/29/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$20,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$66,501

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

N/A

Updates

No updates found.

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

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