Dr. STEPHEN T ENGUIDANOS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. STEPHEN T ENGUIDANOS, MD

550 A Twin Cities Boulevard

Niceville, FL

32578

Okaloosa

Court Case # 05-CA-1814-S-JT

Indemnity Paid: $400,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200743811
Claim Number :	18533
Date Submitted :	3/23/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	cwehner@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Stephen		T	Enguidanos
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		550 A Twin Cities Boulevard
City		State	Zip Code	County
Niceville		FL	32578	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1600969 00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME86400		Surgery - Orthopedic		3006

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL		100054
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/5/2003		9/12/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Failed back syndrome
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation anterior spinal fusion L-4 to S-1
Diagnostic Code :		995.9
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to recognize and treat blood loss during surgery
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Multisystem failure
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/22/2005			05-CA-1814-S-JT
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			2/13/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Hruby, MD, Robert E Twin Cities Hospital Broaderick, MD, Arthur P Bayshore Anesthesia
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
12/5/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$400,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,654

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,195

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$400,000

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

Risk Management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

3/23/2007 3:15:52 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 1/5/07

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	01-DEC-06	05-JAN-07

Date of Change:

3/23/2007 3:26:23 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect correct Court Document final disposition date of 2/13/07

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	05-JAN-07	13-FEB-07

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201782829
Claim Number :	325136
Date Submitted :	8/15/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32258
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Stephen		T	Enguidanos
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		550 Twin Cities Boulevard, Suite A
City		State	Zip Code	County
Niceville		FL	32578	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
068724		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME86400		Surgery - Orthopedic

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL		100054
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/28/2009		12/8/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chronic, intractable back pain, unstable spine.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Spinal surgery with instrumentation and bone cement.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to obtain proper informed consent and properly treat patient's spinal conditions and to recognize and address post-surgical complications.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			8/9/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Stephen T. Enguidanos, MD., PA
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
8/9/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$177,989

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$44,089

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$368,000	$0
Wage Loss	$120,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 2012 CA001829F

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678836
Claim Number :	290626
Date Submitted :	6/27/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32258
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	STEPHEN		T	ENGUIDANOS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		550 A Twin Cities Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Niceville		FL	32578	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
068724		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME86400		Surgery - Orthopedic

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/1/2007		11/1/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
LOW BACK PAIN PATIENT HAD PRIOR CERVICAL SURGERY BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN. A CERVICAL SCREW BACKED OUT AND MIGRATED AND PERFORATED THE ESOPHAGUS, RESULTING IN INFECTION.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ALLEGED FAILURE TO MONITOR AND OR REMOVE THE SURGICAL SCREW THAT WAS SHOWN ON X-RAY TO BE BACKING OUT, RESULTING IN ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/24/2012			2012 CA001829F
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			6/2/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the defendant.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$170,135

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$116,929

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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