Dr. KHAZA CHOWDHURY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KHAZA CHOWDHURY, MD

708 Del Prado Blvd., Ste. 9

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Linda		D	Collins
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	214	(904) 296 - 1245	lcollins@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Khaza			Chowdhury
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		708 Del Prado Blvd., Ste. 9
City		State	Zip Code	County
Cape Coral		FL	33990	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MG0000638		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME103890		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
GULF COAST HOSPITAL (FORT MYERS)		111522
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/13/2010		6/11/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER complaining of chest and abdominal pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
EKG, chest x-ray, CT scan of the chest and abdomen, abdominal aorta ultrasound.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
This insured concurred with the admitting physician that the patient was suffering from cardiac and epigastric disease. Patient expired from a tear of an aneurysm in the proximal ascending aorta the following day after admittance to the hospital.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to diagnose severe cardiac illness.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/29/2012			12-CA-003043
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lee			8/28/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Johnson, M.D., Thomas B Southwest Florida Emergency Physicians, P.A. Taha, M.D., Margaret D Radiology Regional Center, P.A. Quilles-Cruz, M.D., Francisco Hospitalist Group of Southwest Florida, P.A. Brown, R.N., Laurie Watt, R.N., Karen Pilla, R.N., Melissa Lee Memorial Health System d/b/a Gulf Coast Medical Center
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
8/28/2014

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

$129,208

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured.

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