Dr. KATRINA CORDERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KATRINA CORDERO, MD

2502 W. Saint Isabel Street, Suite B

Tampa, FL

33607

Hillsborough

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201885703
Claim Number :	2013-09-204-002
Date Submitted :	6/21/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Lexington Insurace Company				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jessica			Hayden
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33764
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1268			jessica.hayden@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Katrina			Cordero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		4211 Van Dyke Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33558	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
112-37-715		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10646		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL NORTH		23960100
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/1/2011		4/3/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
34 yo male with hx of malignant melanoma presented 07/01/2011 to the ED with c/o abdominal pain. CT showed renal calculi (already known to patient) and a possible malignancy in the inguinal area. The patient was not informed of the possible malignancy at that time.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
In December 2011 the patient presented again to the ED for abdominal pain and at that time was told about the mass. He was referred back to his oncologists at Moffitt Cancer Center.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to communicate findings of the CT to the patient re: possible malignancy in the inguinal area. No follow up was done by the patient in the interim. The patient was informed by outside parties that he had a recurrence of his melanoma. It was later determined that he had a sarcoma. The patient was later found to have a diagnosis of sarcoma which led to his shortened life span. He expired 04/18/2013.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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			6/6/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/6/2013

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

$7,807

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

Any risk issues have been/will be addressed.

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 :	M201576537
Claim Number :	2014-09-204-001
Date Submitted :	12/10/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Marcey			Collman
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33759
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1275		(727) 519 - 1276	marcey.collman@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Katrina		R	Cordero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		2502 W. Saint Isabel Street, Suite B
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33607	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
114-67-161		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10646		Physicians or Surgeons

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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL		100075
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/13/2012		2/24/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to diagnose appendicitis
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
alleged failure to diagnose appendicitis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
perforated appendix
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			9/7/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
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

$15,125

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

Any risk issues identified in this case have been/will be addressed by assigned counsel with insured physician.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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