Dr. SANDRA GOLD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SANDRA GOLD, MD

4333 No. Josey Lane

Carrollton, TX

75244

Dallas

Court Case # DC-07-10978

Indemnity Paid: $15,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056719
Claim Number :	11604-01
Date Submitted :	3/15/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sandra			Gold
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4333 No. Josey Lane
City		State	Zip Code	County
Carrollton		TX	75244	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0029151		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1676

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Out of state
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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/1/2006		3/9/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Presented with prior bunion surgery performed by another doctor, with residual swelling and stiffness, left foot;
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Orthotics; steroid injections
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PatientÂ¿s prior doctor and co-defendant in this matter performed a bunionectomy on patientÂ¿s left foot December 28, 2004.She began seeing insured on March 9, 2005, due to unhappiness with that doctor.She was seen a half-dozen times over the next 18 months by insured with various conservative treatments, and diagnosed with osteoarthritis, sesamoiditis, and capsulitis at different points.In September, 2006, insured recommended surgery, but patient cancelled the procedure and went to another doctor who performed a fusion of her 1st MPJ.Patient claims she developed AVN, and alleges insured failed to diagnose and treat her AVN, causing her unnecessary pain, as well as further surgery.Our expert found no evidence of AVN, but did find evidence of progressive arthritic change.This would be directly attributable to pre-existing loss of motion, subsequent pos-op capsulodesis and scarring, and adaptive change in the bone secondary to loss of mobility.Therefore, there is no failure on the part of the insured to recognize AVN, as it simply did not exit.The patient was appropriately treated for progressive degenerative arthrosis, which is a recognized post-op complication.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/22/2007			DC-07-10978
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Out of state			2/26/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Weiner, DPM, Richard H
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
2/26/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$15,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$84,065

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,934

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$67,000	$0
Wage Loss	$30,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

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

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