Dr. YANIRA SALAS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. YANIRA SALAS, MD

9300 SW 87th Ave.

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

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	Yanira			Salas
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9300 SW 87th Ave.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0015942		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2593

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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/23/2013		9/18/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Diabetic ulcers
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Cleansing of wounds; Rx for wounds; Rx for home health to do dressing changes
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient with a complex medical history, including diabetes, presented to insured on 1/8/13 with a chief complaint of three ulcerations, two of which were necrotic lesions, and one lesion which was non-necrotic. There were no signs of infection. During this visit, treatment consisted of cleaning of the wounds. A prescription was given for Santyl ointment for the necrotic tissue and Bactroban for the hallux wound. A prescription was also written for home health to do dressing changes every other day. On 1/23/13, the patient returned for the final visit. Insured documented that the foot had worsened since the prior visit. Both feet were gangrenous. The patient was advised to immediately report to the emergency room, which he did, and he was admitted that same day. Despite aggressive vascular and medical intervention over the next few months, the patient went on to have bilateral below knee amputations. Patient alleges insured failed to properly treat the infection, which resulted in the amputations.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/12/2014			14-18813CA02
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			10/27/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pupo, LPN, Sussell V Ricardo, RN, Osvaldo Superior Nursing Care, Inc.
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
10/27/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$24,987

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,343

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

No - Specialty code #80993

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

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