Dr. JORGE RABAZA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JORGE RABAZA, MD

7800 S.W. 87th Avenue, Suite B-21

Miami, FL

33173

Dade

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201576654
Claim Number :	SAM-IG-006633
Date Submitted :	12/22/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jorge			Rabaza
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7800 S.W. 87th Avenue, Suite B-21
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33173	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL 1062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57346		Physicians or Surgeons - Major Surgery. NOC classification.

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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL		100154
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/12/2013		4/29/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid Obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Robotic sleeve gastrectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made of this patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Gastric perforation developed two weeks post-op requiring additional surgery. The claimant's attorney alleged failure to use the stapler during surgery correctly and/or used the wrong technique and/or used the wrong staples and failed to inspect the staple line prior to the conclusion of the initial surgery. These allegations were unsupported and the Notice of Intent was withdrawn against this physician.
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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			10/26/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
South Miami Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
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

$12,328

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,933

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

Not applicable.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201782349
Claim Number :	SAM-IG-007078
Date Submitted :	6/20/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jorge			Rabaza
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7800 S.W. 87th Avenue, Suite B-21
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33173	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL 1062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57346		Surgery - General

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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/10/2016		4/22/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid Obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Trochanteric injury to the epigastric vessel at start of robotic sleeve gastrectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis of this patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Trochanteric injury to the epigastric vessel at the start of robotic sleeve gastrectomy, which was immediately recognized and repaired intra-operatively and the procedure aborted. The claimant's attorney alleged improper technique. The allegation was unsupported by an expert as it is a recognized complication of laparoscopic surgery and Notice of Intent was withdrawn against this physician.
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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/5/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Homestead Hospital South Miami Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
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

$14,808

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,650

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

Not applicable.

Updates

No updates found.

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

This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201886710
Claim Number :	SAM-IG-007821
Date Submitted :	10/12/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jorge			Rabaza
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7800 S.W. 87th Avenue, Suite B-210
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33173	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL 1062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57346		Surgery - General

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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL		100154
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/17/2015		11/29/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
This practitioner never saw or treated the patient.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation, diagnostic or treatment procedure performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The Notice of Intent was withdrawn against this practitioner who never aw or treated the patient.
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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/9/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lesser, Wendy Calinescu, Cornell Black, Craig Cleveland Clinic South Miami Hospital South Miami Criticare, Inc.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
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

$7,448

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,143

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

Physician discussed case with defense counsel and claim consultant.

Updates

No updates found.

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

This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201886714
Claim Number :	SAM-IG-007883
Date Submitted :	10/12/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jorge			Rabaza
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7800 S.W. 87th Avenue, Suite B-210
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33156	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL 1062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57346		Surgery - General

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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL		100154
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/17/2017		1/18/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hernia surgery.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
While closing the patient after surgery, a stitch was inadvertently placed in the drain tube.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis of the patient's condition.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was returned to the OR for removal of the stitch which held the drain tube in place. This provider was not involved in closing the patient. The claim was abandoned against this practitioner.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Slight - Lacerations, contusions, minor scars, rash. No delay.

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			7/27/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
South Miami Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
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

$3,627

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,603

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

Physician discussed case with defense counsel and claim consultant.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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