Scheduled hernia repair and sleeve revision followed by alleged conversion to gastric bypass without consent
Facility: Georgia Surgicare, LLC Providers involved: Georgia Surgicare, LLC / IBI Healthcare / Christopher Ibikunle, M.D. / Georgia Surgicare staff
IBI Healthcare Unauthorized procedure Bariatric surgery
EGD recovery allegedly followed by unattended respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
Facility: DCA Diagnostics, LLC Providers involved: DCA Diagnostics, LLC / Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia, P.C. / Priti Pandya, M.D. / John Sexton, CRNA / Kiera Holman, RN / Dawn Jones, endoscopy technician / Brieanna Kocsis, RN
Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia Post-procedure monitoring failure Gastroenterology
Porta-cath allegedly placed in the subclavian artery instead of the venous system before multiple strokes
Facility: Emory Decatur Hospital Providers involved: Emory Decatur Hospital / Luis A. Quinones, M.D. / Quinones & Sanchez, LLC / Emory University Hospital / Olamide Alabi, M.D.
Emory Decatur Hospital Wrong-vessel cannulation General surgery
High-risk IVF pregnancy with cervical incompetence allegedly followed by delayed MFM consultation and no cerclage offer
Facility: Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Providers involved: Wellstar Kennestone Hospital / Carey A. Dobbins, M.D. / Joseph Bryant, M.D. / Lawrence Nathan, M.D. / Wellstar Medical Group, LLC
Wellstar Health System Delayed specialist consultation Obstetrics and gynecology
Emergency-department headache and scalp tenderness allegedly discharged without giant-cell arteritis diagnosis or specialist consultation
Facility: Memorial Health University Medical Center Providers involved: Memorial Health University Medical Center / Bradley K. Post, M.D. / Georgia Emergency Physician Specialists, LLC / Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc. / Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Georgia-TCG PC
Memorial Health University Medical Center Failure to diagnose Emergency medicine
Three TIAs in eight hours followed by delayed monitoring and missed stroke treatment
Facility: Emory Johns Creek Hospital Providers involved: Emory Johns Creek Hospital / Nursing staff / Neurologist
Emory Healthcare Stroke delay Emergency medicine
Bedbound liver-failure admission followed by alleged failure to prevent Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure ulcers
Facility: Emory University Hospital Providers involved: Emory University Hospital / Emory Healthcare, Inc. / Emory University / John/Jane Doe hospital personnel
Emory Healthcare Pressure ulcers Hospital nursing
Allogeneic stem cell transplant using twin sibling donor allegedly performed before confirming whether the twins were genetically identical
Facility: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Arthur M. Blank Hospital Providers involved: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Alan Bidgoli, MD / Diana M. Fridlyand, MD / Transplant team
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Donor verification failure Pediatric oncology
Bed-bound stroke patient allegedly developed worsening pressure ulcers and trauma wounds during nursing-home admission
Facility: Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Providers involved: Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC / Jane and/or John Doe nursing staff / Wound-care physician
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Pressure ulcers Long-term care
Post-thyroidectomy neck bleeding, airway compression, and delayed emergency response
Facility: Piedmont Augusta Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Augusta Hospital / Hospital staff
Piedmont Healthcare Post-operative hematoma ENT surgery
CT finding suggestive of abscess followed by discharge without follow-up imaging or investigation
Facility: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital / Emergency physician / Radiology
Piedmont Healthcare Failure to diagnose Emergency medicine
Substantial bowel obstruction followed by discharge home despite worsening symptoms and failed bedside treatment
Facility: CHOA emergency department Providers involved: CHOA emergency department / Dr. Michael Greenwald / Nurse Gabriel Ribeiro
Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Bowel obstruction Pediatric emergency medicine
Brainstem stroke allegedly misread on two radiology studies and not treated as a neurological emergency
Facility: Hamilton Medical Center Providers involved: Hamilton Medical Center / Radiology / Emergency department
Hamilton Medical Center Brainstem stroke Emergency medicine
Emergency stroke presentation followed by failure to diagnose and failure to administer TPA
Facility: St. Joseph’s Hospital Providers involved: St. Joseph’s Hospital / Dr. Michael A. Errico / Emergency department
St. Joseph’s Hospital Stroke delay Emergency medicine
Post-thrombectomy ICU bleeding and neurological deficits followed by delayed recognition of spinal epidural hematoma
Facility: Emory University Hospital Providers involved: Emory University Hospital / Dr. Olamide Alabi / Intensive care unit providers
Emory Healthcare Spinal epidural hematoma Vascular surgery
Unnecessary colon surgery followed by delayed diagnosis and treatment of an anastomotic leak
Facility: St. Francis Health Providers involved: St. Francis Health, LLC / Dr. William Taylor / Intensivists
St. Francis Health Post-operative sepsis General surgery
Severe chest trauma followed by failure to secure the airway, failed emergent intubation, and poor respiratory monitoring
Facility: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center Providers involved: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center / Dr. Richisa Salazar / Trauma team / Nursing staff
Wellstar Health System Airway emergency Emergency medicine
Post-spine-surgery chyle leak with liters of whitish fluid draining through a suprapubic catheter without investigation or treatment
Facility: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center Providers involved: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center / Medical staff
Wellstar Health System Failure to diagnose Spine surgery
Rapidly expanding post-thyroidectomy neck hematoma followed by delay in cutting sutures to relieve airway pressure
Facility: St. Mary’s Health Care System Providers involved: St. Mary’s Health Care System, Inc. / On-call ENT surgeon / Emergency department physician / Nurse
St. Mary’s Health Care System Post-operative hematoma ENT surgery
Elective surgery performed without the patient understanding a major coronary blockage seen on CT calcium imaging
Facility: Gwinnett Hospital System Providers involved: Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. / Dr. Lance Friedland / Colon surgeon
Gwinnett Hospital System Pre-operative clearance failure Cardiology
Heart attack identified at a hospital lacking definitive capability, followed by failure to transfer, failure to diagnose a second heart attack, and admission without a treatment plan
Facility: Tift Regional Health System Providers involved: Tift Regional Health System, Inc. / Cardiologist Paul Murray / Cardiologist Jonathan Tronolone / Internist Cynthia Phillips
Tift Regional Health System Failure to transfer Emergency medicine
Suspected closed-loop bowel obstruction followed by overnight delay, morning delay, and loss of 40% of the small intestine
Facility: Emory Healthcare Providers involved: Emory Healthcare, Inc. / Dr. Cheickna Diarra / Dr. Darryl Tookes
Emory Healthcare Bowel obstruction Emergency medicine
ICU clot after thrombectomy followed by delay in examination, investigation, and treatment until above-knee amputation became necessary
Facility: Piedmont Healthcare Providers involved: Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. / Intensive care unit providers / Resident physicians
Piedmont Healthcare Post-procedure complication Vascular surgery
Emergency-department hip-fracture diagnosis not communicated to the patient or primary care provider for nearly a month
Facility: Phoebe Worth Medical Center Providers involved: Phoebe Worth Medical Center / Radiologist / Primary care provider
Phoebe Putney Failure to communicate Emergency medicine
Exactech ankle-implant recall followed by repeated failure to diagnose a growing cystic lesion visible on X-rays
Facility: The Emory Clinic Providers involved: The Emory Clinic / Dr. Sameh Labib / Dr. Rohan Bhimani
The Emory Clinic Failure to diagnose Orthopedics
Negligent bunion surgery and follow-up care resulting in non-union and later revision surgeries
Facility: Choice Podiatry Center Providers involved: Choice Podiatry Center / Dr. Vivian Iwu / Revision surgeon
Choice Podiatry Center Surgical negligence Podiatry
Unnecessary cholecystectomy without informed consent followed by delayed investigation and treatment of severe complications
Facility: Wellstar Health System Providers involved: Wellstar Health System, Inc. / Dr. Grant Taylor / Multiple healthcare providers / Corporate defendants
Wellstar Health System Informed consent failure General surgery
Misplaced spinal implant and screws followed by months of dismissed pain complaints without imaging
Facility: Atlanta Brain & Spine Care Providers involved: Atlanta Brain & Spine Care / Dr. Roger Frankel / Dr. Steven Wray / Dr. David Benglis
Atlanta Brain & Spine Care Surgical negligence Spine surgery
High-risk patient developed a deep infected pressure wound that allegedly was not prevented or treated in time
Facility: Doctors Hospital of Augusta Providers involved: Doctors Hospital of Augusta (DHA) / Nurse staff / Physician staff
Doctors Hospital of Augusta Pressure wound Hospital nursing
Cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block allegedly performed without proper exams, informed consent, or response to signs of cord entry
Facility: Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians Providers involved: Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians / Doctors / Nerve block providers
Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians Procedure complication Pain management
Vehicular-collision EMS response followed by ketamine overdose, respiratory arrest, failed ventilation, and later concealment allegation
Facility: EMS response and later hospital care; specific hospital not identified in current summary Providers involved: Intermountain Health Care, Inc. / EMS providers / Hospital
Intermountain Health Care Medication overdose Emergency medical services
Neurological emergency in a healthy 18-year-old followed by failure to order contrast MRI of the entire spine and premature conversion-disorder diagnosis
Facility: WellStar Kennestone Hospital Providers involved: WellStar Kennestone Hospital / Dr. James Armstrong / Consulting neurologist
Kennestone Hospital Misdiagnosis Neurology
Outpatient eyelid procedure followed by surgical fire when oxygen-rich air was not reduced and cleared before cautery
Facility: Surgical setting; specific facility not identified in current summary Providers involved: MAK Anesthesia, LLC / Anesthesiologist / Surgeon
MAK Anesthesia Surgical fire Anesthesiology
Alleged outpatient cervical surgery clearance despite hypertensive emergency and high-risk comorbidities
Facility: Chatham Orthopaedic ASC, LLC Providers involved: Chatham Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. / Chatham Orthopaedic ASC, LLC / Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC / Sentry Anesthesia Management, LLC d/b/a Northstar Anesthesia / Dmitri Sofianos, M.D. / Robert Hoffman, M.D. / Stephen Miller, M.D.
Chatham Orthopaedics High-risk surgical clearance Orthopaedic surgery
Alleged repeated pediatric emergency and office discharges without pneumonia workup or admission
Facility: CHOA-Hughes Spalding Emergency Room Providers involved: Emory Healthcare Inc. / Emory University / The Emory Clinic, Inc. / Children’s Hospital Atlanta / CHOA-Hughes Spalding Emergency Room / Jennifer M. Collier-Madon, M.D. / Mark A. Griffiths, M.D. / Kaley L. French, M.D. / Anjali S. Chaudhari, M.D. / Rajani Chaudhari, M.D. / Rajani Chaudhari MD/PC
Emory Healthcare / Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Failure to diagnose pneumonia Pediatrics
Alleged failure to treat elevated blood pressure, assess mental health crisis, and respond to acute deterioration in detention
Facility: Chatham County Detention Center Providers involved: CorrectHealth Chatham, LLC / Mary E. Hoskins, RN / Jennifer E. Sigman, RN / Carolyn Rivers, LPC / Doreen Godbee, MA / Simone C. Branton, LMSW / Danielle C. Edwards, LPC / Jane Doe RN/MHP/MA 1-5
CorrectHealth Chatham, LLC Failure to treat hypertension Correctional healthcare
Alleged improper laser hair removal settings and monitoring during Brazilian laser procedure
Facility: Milan Laser Hair Removal, Newnan Providers involved: Milan Laser Corporate, LLC d/b/a Milan Laser Hair Removal / Carla Tate
Milan Laser Corporate, LLC Laser burn injury Laser hair removal
Alleged emergency-department discharge after car crash despite possible cervical spine injury
Facility: Piedmont Fayette Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Fayette Hospital / Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. / Paul Oenick, PA / Saurabh Gupta, M.D. / Nadria D. Lyn, M.D.
Piedmont Healthcare Failure to diagnose fracture Emergency medicine
Alleged failure to obtain and review MRI results or order venous imaging despite signs of cerebral venous thrombosis
Facility: Premier Neurological Care Canton Providers involved: Premier Neurological Care, LLC / Saima Khurram, M.D. / Northside Hospital Cherokee / Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Premier Neurological Care, LLC Failure to diagnose cerebral venous thrombosis Neurology
Alleged delayed imaging and revision surgery after prosthetic stem perforation during total hip replacement
Facility: Atlanta Bone and Joint Specialists, LLC Providers involved: Atlanta Bone and Joint Specialists, LLC / Maurice M. Jove, M.D. / Johnathan Gillig, M.D. / Resurgens Orthopaedics
Atlanta Bone and Joint Specialists, LLC Delayed diagnosis Orthopedic surgery
Alleged multiple needle sticks, needle reuse, and failure to stop a blood draw after patient complaints
Facility: Emory Decatur Hospital Providers involved: Emory Healthcare, Inc. / Emory Decatur Hospital / Angelia Baker, phlebotomist
Emory Healthcare Needle reuse allegation Phlebotomy
Alleged informed-consent and fluoroscopic-imaging failures during cervical epidural steroid injection
Facility: Pain Physicians of Atlanta, LLC Providers involved: Pain Physicians of Atlanta, LLC / Ravi Dammanna, M.D.
Pain Physicians of Atlanta, LLC Failure to obtain informed consent Interventional pain medicine
Alleged administration of triple the patient’s usual Dilantin dose despite patient and family warnings
Facility: Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. / Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Inc. / Blessing Ngozi Aneke, M.D. / Chinmaya Sharma, M.D. / Samuel Ogbuchi, M.D. / Roni Sharon, M.D.
Piedmont Healthcare Medication error Emergency medicine
Alleged failure to recognize need for urgent neurosurgical intervention after headache presentations
Facility: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Providers involved: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. / Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates at Children’s, LLC / Emory University, Inc. / David Michael Wrubel, M.D. / Joshua Jiachuh Chern, M.D. / Reem Amer Dawoud, M.D. / Fadi Paul Jacob, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Failure to diagnose Pediatric neurosurgery
Alleged discharge of a pediatric patient with abnormal vital signs and respiratory symptoms
Facility: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding Providers involved: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding / Alesia Fleming, M.D. / Jenna Gorbatkin, M.D. / Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute, Inc. / Emory University
Emory University / Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Failure to diagnose Emergency medicine
Alleged failure to respond to fetal distress and meconium-stained fluid during high-risk labor induction
Facility: Emory Decatur Hospital Providers involved: Emory Decatur Hospital / The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc. / Certified nurse midwife
Emory Healthcare Failure to monitor Obstetrics
Alleged medication programming error during intrathecal baclofen pump refill
Facility: Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Providers involved: David T. Burke, M.D. / Emory Rehabilitation Hospital / Emory Brain Health Center
Emory Healthcare Medication error Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Alleged false diagnosis of substance-use disorders leading to unnecessary long-term inpatient treatment
Facility: Talbot Recovery Campus Providers involved: Talbot Recovery Campus / Constantine Galifianakis, M.D. / Richard Amar, M.D. / Jason King, Ph.D. / UHS of Talbot, L.P. / Foundations Recovery Network, LLC
Foundations Recovery Network Misdiagnosis Addiction psychiatry
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat cerebellar stroke after emergency presentation with neurological symptoms
Facility: Wellstar Cobb Hospital Providers involved: Wellstar Health System, Inc. / Wellstar Medical Group, LLC / South Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC / Garret Douglas Anderson, M.D. / Matthew Joseph Lee, D.O. / Johnray Resurreccion Manao, RN
Wellstar Health System Failure to diagnose stroke Neurology
Alleged delay in securing airway after facial gunshot wound and progressive swelling risk
Facility: Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Providers involved: Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center / Mark L. Gravlee, M.D. / Sherieka S. Duncan, M.D. / Stephen A. McBride, II, M.D. / Woodley Mardy-Davis, M.D.
Wellstar Health System Delayed treatment Emergency medicine
Alleged failure to monitor and assist a patient with a known fainting history during needle injections
Facility: Emory Brain Health Center Providers involved: The Emory Clinic, Inc. / Emory Brain Health Center / Kathryn E. Kimrey, D.O.
Emory Healthcare Failure to monitor Neurology
Alleged unnecessary median sternotomy based on inconclusive imaging for suspected aortic dissection
Facility: Emory University Hospital Midtown Providers involved: Emory University Hospital Midtown / Alison Folger Ward, M.D. / Dale Shelton Deas, M.D. / Woodrow Jackson Farrington II, M.D.
Emory Healthcare Unnecessary surgery Cardiothoracic surgery
Alleged failure to reposition and treat a post-surgical patient with a progressing sacral pressure injury
Facility: Grady Memorial Hospital Providers involved: Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation / Emory Healthcare, Inc. / Emory University Hospital Midtown
Grady Health System and Emory Healthcare Pressure ulcers Wound care
Alleged delay in treating abdominal evisceration and alleged discharge attempt after motor-vehicle collision
Facility: Grady Memorial Hospital Providers involved: Grady Health System / Grady Memorial Hospital / David Bower / Yhaneek Douglas-Mattis / Jacob Goergen / Alison Kelley / Elizabeth Lewinger / Troy Marxen / Jonathan Nguyen / Nicole Petcka / Nicholas Rowe / Victoria Wagner / David Wright
Grady Health System Delayed treatment Emergency medicine
Alleged delay in emergency C-section after severe pre-eclampsia and non-reassuring fetal tracing
Facility: Northside Hospital Providers involved: Northside Hospital, Inc. / John R. Conatser, M.D. / Taylor N. Plumer, M.D. / Northside/Northpoint OB-GYN, LLC / Northside Anesthesiology Consultants, L.L.C.
Northside Hospital Delivery delay Obstetrics
Alleged placement of latex Foley catheter during emergency care despite documented latex allergy
Facility: Northside Hospital Cherokee Providers involved: Northside Hospital, Inc. / Savana Chapman, RN / Kaitlyn Turner, CNA / Tasha Wdowin / John Does 1-3
Northside Hospital Latex allergy precautions Emergency medicine
Alleged wrong-site popliteal nerve block before left-foot surgery
Facility: Piedmont Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Hospital, Inc. / Suzana Anic, M.D. / American Anesthesiology of Georgia, LLC
Piedmont Healthcare Wrong-site procedure Anesthesiology
Alleged inadequate interpretation and communication of renal imaging findings before delayed monitoring and treatment
Facility: Pooler Imaging Center Providers involved: Atlantic Radiology Associates d/b/a Pooler Imaging Center / Richard Tyler Burgner, M.D. / Dr. Micheal Cohen / Dr. Khoa Tran / Dr. David Cheng / SouthCoast Health
Atlantic Radiology Associates Failure to communicate imaging findings Radiology
Alleged prescription of ciprofloxacin despite psychiatric medications and tachycardia concerns
Facility: Sandy Springs Family Medicine and Urgent Care Providers involved: Sandy Springs Family Medicine and Urgent Care, LLC / Beatris-Luisa Dragonu, M.D. / Dr. Jude Okugbeni
Sandy Springs Family Medicine and Urgent Care Medication error Family medicine
Alleged failure to recognize congenital diaphragmatic hernia on prenatal imaging and delayed C-section despite fetal distress
Facility: Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Providers involved: Nile Women’s Healthcare / Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc. / Katherine Cooke, CNM / Lynn Fisher, RN-CNM / Jigish Sheth, D.O. / Rachel A. Yakrus, M.D. / Hughan R. Frederick, M.D.
Wellstar Health System Failure to diagnose Obstetrics
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat bacterial meningitis and sepsis before discharge
Facility: Emory Decatur Hospital Providers involved: Emory Decatur Hospital / James H. Elder, IV, M.D. / DeKalb Emergency Physicians Associates, LLC / Vituity-Georgia Hospitalists, PC / Vituity-Georgia Intensivists, PC
Emory Healthcare Failure to diagnose Emergency medicine
Alleged failure to monitor and treat worsening pressure ulcers in a skilled nursing facility
Facility: Fulton Center for Rehabilitation Providers involved: Fulton Center for Rehabilitation / Kristen Shea, N.P. / Willie E. Landrum, M.D. / Lytani Wilson, M.D. / Medical Director Services, PC / Skilled Facility Health Care Solutions, Inc.
Empire Care Centers Pressure ulcer neglect Skilled nursing care
Alleged installation of a damaged dental bridge and unauthorized shaving of teeth
Facility: Marable Dental Center Providers involved: Marable Dental Center, LLC / Lawrence Marable, DMD / Titanium Dental Implants & Periodontics
Marable Dental Center Dental malpractice Dentistry
Alleged refusal to evaluate acute abdominal pain because of an unpaid co-payment
Facility: Morehouse Comprehensive Healthcare Center Providers involved: Morehouse Healthcare, Inc. / Morehouse Comprehensive Healthcare Center / Folashade Omole, M.D. / Piedmont Hospital
Morehouse Healthcare Refusal of care Family medicine
Alleged failure to monitor and treat persistent respiratory distress in a premature infant
Facility: Pediatric Associates of Savannah Providers involved: Pediatric Associates of Savannah, P.C. / Paul L. Nave, M.D. / John Steven Hobby, M.D.
Pediatric Associates of Savannah Failure to monitor Pediatrics
Alleged failure to investigate severe abdominal pain in pregnancy despite known adnexal cysts
Facility: Piedmont Henry Hospital Providers involved: Piedmont Henry Hospital, Inc. / Every Woman’s OB-GYN, LLC / Temitope Fapohunda, M.D. / Preyasi Kothari, M.D. / Reagan Burge, CNM / Kelli Kilpatrick, RN / Northside Hospital
Piedmont Henry Hospital Failure to diagnose Obstetrics
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