Dr. DEAN WILSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DEAN WILSON, MD

532 Virginia Dr

Orlando, FL

32803

Orange

Court Case # 07-CA-17095 DIV.37

Indemnity Paid: $395,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201161009
Claim Number :	027090839
Date Submitted :	7/11/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Marie			Morales
Street Address
101 Hudson St.
City				State	Zip
Jersey City				NJ	07302
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(201) 631 - 7798		(866) 420 - 1328	marie.morales@chartisinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	DEAN			WILSON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		532 Virginia Dr
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32803	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
8716374		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Physician Assistant
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PA9102460		Neurology - including child - no surgery - All Other

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL - EAST ORLANDO		100021
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/25/2005		1/7/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
ALLEGED MISDIAGNOSIS OF A SPINAL CORD ABSCESS WHERE PATIENT IS NOW SEVERELY DISABLED AND UNABLE TO WORK.The pt complained of limited leg mobility, inability to urinate for 10 hrs, fever and upper back pain. Dr Diaz documented her impression that patient was suffering from acute febrile illness and alcohol withdrawal.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Mr Keene presented to ER at FL Hospital East The pt complained of limited leg mobility, inability to urinate for 10 hrs, fever and upper back pain. Dr Diaz documented her impression that patient was suffering from acute febrile illness and alcohol withdrawal. Rq a CT scan of lumbar spine & brain Patient was noted to be suffering from excruciating back pain and he was catheterized. At that point he voided 2200 ml of urine Dr.Diaz called Dr St Louis. Our insured, Dean Wilson PA, was on call for his supervising neurosurgeon Dr St Louis, returned the call & suggested Dr Diaz rq an MRI of the lumbar spine, which she had already done after tests completed scans of lumbar/brain both unremarkablePt admitted to hospital under care ofNeal Coskun MD by Arshad Rehman MD who did not see patient until 6 or 7 PM (12 hrs after admitting pt). Dr RehmanÂ¿s dx revealed gross tumors in 2 legs and pt una to move L leg on command. Dr. Rehman had a differential dx of poss epidural abscess and rq a stat MRI of cervical & thoracic spine. Una to do MRI secondary to change in mental statusPt transferred to 5th fl & care transferred to Dr Raymond who rq STAT MRI of brain, cervical & thoracic spine.There is no record of this order or why it was not carried outRN Cabading took over the shift and @ 7:30 reported to Dr Raymond that pt was hallucinating, pulling out IV, removing electrodes. Dr Raymond rq a radiology & neurology consult & vancomycinNurse Cabading gave pt the medicationNoted una to do MRI yesterday as uncooperative even w/vancomycin.Neurologist Dr Refaat El-Said MD saw pt and again rq MRI of thoracic, cervical W/WO contrast.Infectious disease specialist Dr Hsu saw pt and had initial impression of bacterial meningitis and rq epiduralMRI performed w/dx spinal abscess compressing spinal cord.Pt transferred to FL Hospital So.All this took place over 50 hours from the time patient walked into ER to final diagnosis.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
no missed diagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Due to delay and lack of "follow-up" for scans/tests, patient's diagnosis and surgery was not arrived at in a timely manner
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/26/2008			07-CA-17095 DIV.37
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			8/27/2010
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
9/22/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$395,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$136,677

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

None

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