First of Many Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Against VA

Barry Lackro, one of the 116 veterans who received botched prostate cancer treatments under the care of Dr. Gary Kao at a VA medical center has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Kao recently admitted wrongdoing, stating that he “sometimes missed the mark” when implanting radioactive seeds into his patients.  The seeds are meant to be implanted into the prostate and treat the cancer, however Kao often implanted too few or too many seeds, and in some cases the seeds ended up in other organs.

The patients who were victims of Kao’s negligence were never told of the errors so they were unaware that the treatments they were receiving were much weaker than they were supposed to be.

In Lackro’s case, one of the radioactive implants ended up in his bladder causing him to suffer blood clots and other complications.  It is unclear how much he is seeking in damages, but it is certain that we will see many more medical malpractice cases filed against Kao in the near future.