Dr. SURESKUMAR DESAI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SURESKUMAR DESAI, MD

570 Memorial Circle

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-2301054
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8127		(904) 309 - 8127	scarey@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sureskumar			Desai
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		570 Memorial Circle
City		State	Zip Code	County
Ormond Beach		FL	32174	Volusia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
720515N		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME34567		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Volusia
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-WEST VOLUSIA		100045
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/3/2015		4/28/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient presented to Florida Hospital on 2/3/2015 with complaints of severe coughing episodes and chest pain following an unsuccessful intubation for endoscopic ultrasound to evaluate a nodule on 1/29/2015.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The patient underwent several different treatment modalities for pneumonia and pleural effusion.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleging physician failed to place a chest tube or obtain a surgical consult for a thoracotomy; used BiPAP in response to respiratory failure instead of intubation and mechanical ventilation; failed to respond timely and adequately to critical PCO2 lab values; failed to intubate prior to respiratory crisis; and failed to adequately resuscitate by fluid in response to hypertension.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient suffered a severe neurological injury.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/27/2017			2017-11129-CIDL
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			11/4/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Suleiman, MD, Saud Florida Health Care Plan D'Souza, MD, John Kilman, MD, Mark Robles, MD, Victor Memorial 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
11/4/2019

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

$108,157

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 the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management.

Does Dr. SURESKUMAR DESAI, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. SURESKUMAR DESAI, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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