Medical malpractice cases can arise in any number of circumstances, and when they do the results can often be disastrous and catastrophic for the patient who has not been treated properly by those who are legally bound to provide proper medical care.  Such a case has apparently arisen in New York where a doctor is being sued for wrongful death after diagnosing cancer in a patient who did not have the disease.  The patient died as a result of this misdiagnosis.

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The case centers on a patient who sought the care of Drs. Gilbert Lederman and Philip Silverman at Staten Island University Hospital, which is located at 256 Mason Avenue, in 2002 after she had been told by doctors in Italy that she had contracted pancreatic cancer.  The doctors proceeded to put the patient through a protocol of radiation treatments and the patient returned to Sicily.  She died a year later.  Most assumed that she simply could not overcome her cancer.  However, as it turns out, she never had the disease.  Instead, she merely suffered from inflammation of the pancreas.

Ultimately, the case seems to be centered on the fact that her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer was never verified either in Italy or in New York, and the doctors simply moved forward with the radiation treatment that can be deadly in any situation.  The amount being sought in this New York medical malpractice lawsuit has not been disclosed.

Contact a New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer

If you or someone you love has been harmed while trusting medical professionals with your health, you need to take immediate action by seeking the help of New York medical malpractice lawyers who have the experience and knowledge necessary to hold those professionals responsible for the extreme harm these missteps can cause.  Contact Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald today to schedule a free initial consultation.