Dr. KETAN KAPADIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KETAN KAPADIA, MD

5747 38th Avenue North

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
341 3rd Street S
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ketan			Kapadia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5747 38th Avenue North
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33710	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
43694-11		$1,000,000		$2,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME79719		Surgery - Urological

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
PALMS OF PASADENA HOSPITAL		100126
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/16/2007		3/8/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Renal cell cancer
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Left nephrectomy for renal cell cancer on 11/16/07.Patient developed hypotension following surgery and required fluid resuscitation and blood transfusions.Patient continued with hypotension and had a respiratory arrest that required intubation.A CT scan revealed a very large retroperitoneal hematoma and ascites.Following conservative observation, the patient was taken back to surgery on 11/18/07 for evacuation of the hematoma with renal arterial ligation.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
As a result of the postoperative bleed, the patient suffered hypovolemic shock resulting in coma and hypoxic brain damage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/4/2010			10---3875-CI-13
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			10/12/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Iasis Healthcare Corporation Palms of Pasadena Hospital Pinellas Urology, Inc. Heron, Sean P
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
10/26/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$52,976

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

Based on Dr. Kapadia and expert review, none taken at this time.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/4/2011 2:33:36 PM

Reason for Change:

Incorrect date entered so this was corrected.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date Injury Occurred	06-NOV-07	16-NOV-07
Principal Injury	As a result of the postoperative bleed, Mr. Allen suffered hypovolemic shock resulting in coma and hypoxic brain damage.	As a result of the postoperative bleed, the patient suffered hypovolemic shock resulting in coma and hypoxic brain damage.
Cause of Injury	Left nephrectomy for renal cell cancer on 11/16/07.Mr. Allen developed hypotension following surgery and required fluid resuscitation and blood transfusions.Mr. Allen continued with hypotension and had a respiratory arrest that required intubation.A CT scan revealed a very large retroperitoneal hematoma and ascites.Following conservative observation, Mr. Allen was taken back to surgery on 11/18/07 for evacuation of the hematoma with renal arterial ligation.	Left nephrectomy for renal cell cancer on 11/16/07.Patient developed hypotension following surgery and required fluid resuscitation and blood transfusions.Patient continued with hypotension and had a respiratory arrest that required intubation.A CT scan revealed a very large retroperitoneal hematoma and ascites.Following conservative observation, the patient was taken back to surgery on 11/18/07 for evacuation of the hematoma with renal arterial ligation.

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

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