Dr. NIDAL RADWAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NIDAL RADWAN, MD

18100 NE 19th Avenue, Ste 102

Miami, FL

33162

Dade

Court Case # 2018-026124-CA-01

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201988680
Claim Number :	59296801
Date Submitted :	5/6/2019

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	King
Street Address
901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400
City				State	Zip
Austin				TX	78746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(512) 425 - 5940		(512) 328 - 8067	john-king@tmlt.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Randolph			Borrero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18100 NE 19th Avenue, Ste102
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33162	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
145109		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME132669		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER		100029
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/9/2017		6/19/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
83 year old patient transported to the hospital via EMS with altered mental status. After labs and CT scan were ordered, patient was admitted to the hospital.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Reporting physician was the on-call hospitalist who accepted the patient. He was the attending physician. The CT scan was normal and the potassium was slightly elevated. Patient was admitted to general floor. Reporting physician placed orders for the patient's bloodwork to e checked ever 4 hours to ensure his potassium levels had returned to normal and ordered a cardiology consult.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiffs alleged reporting physician and other defendants failed to properly monitor patient to ensure his potassium levels went down to normal levels.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient coded the following morning and despite resuscitation was pronounced dead several hours later. The cause of death was unknown but believed to be cardiac in nature
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/1/2018			2018-026124-CA-01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			4/15/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
North Shore Medical Center Radwan MD PA, Nidal
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
4/16/2019

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

$59,045

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$19,691

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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

none taken

Updates

No updates found.

Court Case # 2018-024556-CA-01

Indemnity Paid: $185,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202092778
Claim Number :	59285501
Date Submitted :	6/18/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	King
Street Address
901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400
City				State	Zip
Austin				TX	78746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(512) 425 - 5940		(512) 328 - 8067	john-king@tmlt.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nidal			Radwan
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18100 NE 19th Avenue, Ste 102
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33162	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
132284		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME71068		Physicians - No 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		physician's office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/6/2016		12/4/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was diagnosed with Stage IV tonsillar cancer.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Reporting physician was patient's PCP since 2014. Somewhere in 2015/2016, patient started to develop symptoms in his neck and throat. Allegations are that reporting physician failed to properly perform a ENT exam which could have diagnosed the cancer sooner
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient alleged reporting physician failed to perform proper examination of the patient's throat and neck after patient complained and started to have symptoms.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was subsequently diagnosed with Stage IV tonsillar cancer after reporting physician referred patient to ENT for symptoms. Patient underwent several months of radiation and chemotherapy as the cancer spread into other areas.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/20/2018			2018-024556-CA-01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/7/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
12/7/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$185,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$10,500

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$185,000

Deductible

$32,546

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

better record keeping consistent with examination. Better understanding of own EMR system

Updates

No updates found.

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