Dr. ALEXANDER KISS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALEXANDER KISS, MD

38168 Medical Center Avenue

Zephyrhills, FL

33540

Pasco

Court Case # 042837CI20

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200745214
Claim Number :	03-0025
Date Submitted :	6/26/2007

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
1851 NW 125th Avenue, 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	Alexander			Kiss
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		38168 Medical Center Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Zephyrhills		FL	33540	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
102367		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME56104		Neurology - Including Child - 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	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PASCO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL		100211
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/28/2002		8/14/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient collapsed while working on his ranch. He was transported via ambulance to the ER where he was admitted with a differential diagnosis of stroke, TIA, heat stroke and or hypertension.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A CT of the brain was interpreted as negative. The admitting doctor called for a consult with Dr. Kiss who was out of town that day. He agreed via cell phone with the admitting doctor to start the patient on Heparin and transfer to ICU. Dr. Kiss first saw the patient on 7-29-02, he had improved in the five hours he had been on Heparin and Dr. Kiss? impression was an acute left hemispheric transient ischemic CVA of uncertain etiology. He ordered continuation of Heparin and MRI. Patient worsened, Heparin was stopped and a STAT CT scan of the head was ordered which was negative. Dr. Kiss restarted the Heparin and reordered MRI scan for 7/31/02 first thing (this hospital only provides a mobile MRI unit so they had to wait until 7/31/02. A CT performed on 7/30/02 was positive showing a large right acute cerebellar infarct.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
It was alleged that earlier treatment would have resulted in a better outcome than the late treatment received. More specific criticisms failure to ensure emergency coverage 24/7. It was also suggested that the patient should have been transferred based on the inability of this hospital to diagnose and treat a patient with obvious neurological signs. They were very critical in the delay to transfer patient prior to 7/31/02.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/15/2004			042837CI20
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			3/20/2007
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
Other			settled by parties
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/29/2007

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

$87,589

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$2,500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$204,000	$250,000
Wage Loss	$170,000	$500,000
Other Expenses	$50,000	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 10:39:45 AM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	86463

Date of Change:

6/26/2007 12:33:29 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated financial information to include economic and non-economic loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Other	0	50000
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	86463	87589
Anticipated Expenses Medial	0	250000
Incurred Expense Wage Loss	0	170000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	2500000
Anticipated Expenses Wage Loss	0	500000
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	204000

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

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