Dangerous Doctors: Malpractice lawsuits rarely lead to discipline
Original Source: By STEPHEN HOBBS, SUN SENTINEL, NOV 19, 2017 | 4:30 PM Dr. Pachavit Kasemsap faced payouts of nearly $3 million in five medical malpractice lawsuits over five years. Patients accused him of slicing an aorta while trying to remove a gallbladder, cutting an artery to a liver, and connecting a woman’s rectum to her vagina. Florida lawmakers have long recognized that medical malpractice lawsuits are a warning sign for dangerous doctors. But state health officials never took action against Kasemsap. https://youtu.be/Bqyo3zT7x1o The state Department of Health is required to review every malpractice lawsuit filed against Florida doctors to identify and punish problem doctors....
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