WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2000: Re: Malpractice vs. Mistake~Drs. and Andrea

Re: Malpractice vs. Mistake~Drs. and Andrea

From: D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:07:22 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Robin wrote:

>Drs....what are your thoughts. Is what the NY Dr. being charged with
>considered criminal negligence? Or, is it under the guidelines of
>Malpractice?

It might be neither, and it might be both. Without knowing the details of the alleged frontal lobe disorder it's impossible to say. If he does not have such a disorder, then it's clearly malpractice (carelessness leading to harm). However, if he can prove it was not intentional (ie nervous breakdown or something similar) then it may not be criminal.

I don't know this doctor, but I cannot imagine anything that would possess a doctor to do something so overt and obvious, knowing that it would cost him his license, and, more importantly, his reputation as a healer. Human behaviour is often unpredictable, but why would anyone do this? If he does indeed have a frontal lobe disorder, then this is an even larger tragedy. The patient was significantly harmed, and the doctor will die from a horrible disease. Many of these disorders are like accelerated Alzheimer's Disease. I hope answers are forthcoming. I hope the patient is able to have successful cosmetic surgery , and I hope for his sake that it was negligence, and not Pick's disease.

Thanks,

--
David Ashley Hill, MD
Associate Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
http://home.mpinet.net/dahmd

My apologies, but due to time constraints I am unable to answer private e-mails.

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