Woman says surgeon removed kidney by mistake in botched operation
Dena Knapp went to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., to have an adrenal gland and associated mass removed. Instead, according to a lawsuit, Dr. Scott Baker removed her…
Surgeon who forged signature to obtain nearly 2000 pills is a ‘danger to the public’
By Marty Sharpe An orthopaedic surgeon who forged prescriptions for himself and his wife was a “danger to the public” according to the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, which fined him…
Surgeon Sentenced to Life in Prison for Overdose Death
By John Commins Florida spine surgeon Johnny Clyde Benjamin, 52, used his Vero Beach office to manufacture counterfeit oxycodone, which was traced to the overdose death of a Palm Beach…
Surgical Errors and Mistakes
Surgical Errors Are More Common Than Many Realize Surgical errors and mistakes injure and kill thousands of patients every year, ranging from cases where surgical instruments, sponges and needles were…