Dr. GIANCARLO PEREZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GIANCARLO PEREZ, MD

7100 WEST 20TH AVENUE, SUITE 107

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
THE HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITING COMPANY, A RISK RETENTION GROUP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-2837805
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara			Stauffer
Street Address
14201 N. DALLAS PARKWAY
City				State	Zip
DALLAS				TX	75254
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(469) 893 - 6064			BARBARA.STAUFFER@TENETHEALTH.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	GIANCARLO			PEREZ
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7100 WEST 20TH AVENUE, SUITE 107
City		State	Zip Code	County
HIALEAH		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
RRG-2018/19 -1		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME132542		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/25/2018		6/11/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Mr. Harrell presented with generalized weakness and aches for three months with difficulty ambulating and gripping the right hand as well as numbness in the lower extremities. Mr. Harrell had a history of polysubstance abuse. The patientÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â¿s work-up revealed symptomatic multilevel degenerative disc disease and ligamentous hypertrophy resulting in cord compression, effacement of the ventral thecal sac and moderate neuroforaminal narrowing. The patient was diagnosed with severe myelopathy due to cervical spondylosis with cord compression.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The patient underwent bilateral laminectomies and fusion of the vertebral bodies of C4-7 with decompression of the spinal cord.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NO MISDIAGNOSIS
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
INCOMPLETE QUADRIPLEGIA
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			1/15/2020
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
BUSTAMANTE, DO, JENNIFER MENDOZA, M.D., OTTO
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/7/2020

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

$37,222

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

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Does Dr. GIANCARLO PEREZ, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. GIANCARLO PEREZ, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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