Dr. H. Mehrdad Sadeghi is currently under investigation by the state medical board for his negligent treatment of two patients, one of which died.  The doctor has been banned from performing heart procedures at both the Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista because of his history of medical malpractice and failure to meet accepted standards of care.

According to reports given by two other physicians who worked at Sharp hospital, Dr. Sadeghi “made unnecessary efforts and failed to ask for help from other physicians when his efforts went awry.”  They reviewed over 60 of the doctor’s cases since 2006 and found his care to be substandard.

Sadeghi spoke out to the media defending his name and denying any wrongdoing.  “Someone with my education and training doesn’t all of a sudden become incompetent,” he stated.

The state medical board disagreed.  In fact, in a 10-page complaint they cited Sadeghi with “gross negligence”.

It could take months for the board to decide whether to suspend Sadeghi’s license or revoke it altogether.

Source:  SFGate.com

Lisa Strong, the Florida woman who lost her arms and legs in 2004 due to medical negligence, has been granted a new trial against the South Broward Hospital, the facility where the error occurred.

According to her original medical negligence case, she went to the hospital with kidney stones which unfortunately went misdiagnosed.  She eventually developed complications that interfered to the blood flow to her limbs, leading to the mandatory amputation of both of her forearms and both lower legs.  Her claim is that had her condition been detected and treated promptly, she would still be intact.

The jury in the first trial ruled in favor of the hospital, finding them not at fault for malpractice.  However, she has been successful in appealing the claim and has now been granted a new trial.

The results of the new hearing will be reported here as soon as it concludes.

A medical negligence lawsuit was filed last week by Molly Millsop and her parents against Ohio University, where Millsop attended for journalism.  The suit claims that doctors at the university’s Hudson Health Center failed to diagnose and treat a dangerous infection, ultimately leading to the amputation of her right arm and shoulder.

According to the lawsuit, Millsop sought medical treatment at Hudson in September 2007, where she was examined twice and ultimately diagnosed with a simple sore throat, muscle strain and a case of anxiety.

They were terribly wrong.  What Millsop was actually suffering from was a rare bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating bacteria.

Initially, Molly went to the medical center complaining of nausea and dizziness.  She also mentioned a pain in her right arm.  The lawsuit claims that doctors dismissed Millsop, giving her anti-nausea medication and sending her home.

Later that same day, after the pain had increased to the point where Molly could barely walk, she returned to the medical center.  That time she was diagnosed with anxiety and made to breath into a paper bag.

Her parents then became involved, and took her to O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, where she was finally properly diagnosed and airlifted to another facility for the amputation to save her life.

The lawsuit claims that had Millsop been properly diagnosed when she had initially sought treatment, she would most likely have been able to avoid the amputation or at least saved part of her arm.  They are seeking damages caused by emotional pain, physical pain, future lost earnings and a lessened ability to enjoy life.