At the Law Offices of Judy Greenwood, P.C., we represent victims who have been injured as a result of medical malpractice, including improperly performed surgery. Because these cases are often complex, we have access to surgical experts and a doctor/lawyer available to review the facts of your case, and to provide the medical insight necessary to determine if there was negligence or substandard care.
Surgical negligence can happen in any type of surgery, whether obstetrical, gynecologic, orthopedic, thyroid, cardiac, neurosurgical, gastrointestinal, bariatric, or otherwise.
Frequently claims involve the gallbladder, an organ in the abdomen that storesbile, produced by the liver and used in digestion. It is removed when the patient suffers painful bouts of gallstones or other gallbladder disease. A “cholecystectomy,” gall bladder removal surgery, is among the most common surgeries, with approximately 500,000 performed annually in the United States. While these surgeries usually go well, whether done laparoscopically (instruments inserted through small holes) or open (large incision), injuries may occur when the wrong ducts are cut another organ is lacerated. Determining if injuries like these are the result of unavoidable complications versus carelessness is the job of your attorney relying upon a consulting physician experienced with these surgical procedures.
Surgical injuries can arise in many other circumstances, including by example: nerve damage when performing carpal tunnel (wrist) surgery or the severing of a nerve during thyroid surgery; failing to time surgery in consideration of injury related directly to the negligent delay, (such as internal bleeding or risk of bleeding) allowing a condition such as an aneurysm to rupture; and, technical errors such as the failure to properly set a fracture. Any underlying condition requiring surgery is susceptible to a bad outcome. Our job will be to carefully review all related medical records with a competent surgical consultant to determine if the unfortunate outcome was an inherent risk of the surgery or was in fact the result of substandard or negligent care.
At the Law Offices of Judy Greenwood, P.C., we have obtained excellent results for our clients in medical malpractice and medical negligence cases, including surgical error cases over many years. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail, and our reputation in the legal community. If you have been injured because of a medical or surgical mistake and want to discuss your case, please call (215) 557‑7500, or click here to Contact Us, to arrange a Free Consultation. Our experienced malpractice attorneys will review what happened, consult with appropriate medical experts as needed, and let you know what we think.
