Michael Talve, CEO

This case involves a 45-year-old woman who contracted a severe MRSA infection most likely while working as a health care provider. She sustained a fall on the job and was originally treated for a lower back sprain and was discharged…

This case involves a 55-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with Stage II prostate cancer.  The initial pathology reports revealed an adenocarcinoma throughout the prostate, with Gleason scores of 8 in all regions.  A bone scan at the time revealed…

This case involves a 24-year-old woman who was approximately 6 weeks pregnant after using Bravelle, when she developed cramping and bleeding that prompted her to go to the ER. She was seen by an ER doctor who ordered an abdominal…

This case involves a botched circumcision of a newborn male patient. The physician used a Plastibell Circumcision Device and it appears that the Plastibell ring used was the wrong size, which in turn caused this adverse outcome. The glans of…

This case involves a 9-year-old female patient who presented to the hospital with a ruptured appendix. Additionally, an abscess was identified in her abdomen prior to surgery and an Interventional Radiologist was consulted to drain the abscess; the appendix was…

This case involves a 26-year-old female patient who underwent a mastoidectomy as part of an endolymphatic sac decompression operation. The procedure was met with several complications including major damage to the facial nerve and a syndrome known as Synkinesis. The…

This case involves a 54-year-old female patient that underwent a varicose vein excision procedure. The patient underwent a left great saphenous vein radio frequency ablation approach but the following morning she experienced several complications including a significant portion skin sloughing…

This case involves a 29-year-old female who underwent a hysterectomy using a robotic surgical technique. According to the medical records, the patient’s ureter was cauterized during the procedure and was obstructed as a result. Several repair surgeries have been attempted with…

This case involves a 59-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. A CT-abdomen was performed and the report showed a distal small bowel obstruction. The patient was treated with IV hydration, Zofran, and Dilaudid…

This case involves a 60-year-old male patient who underwent a colonoscopy and was deemed to have cancer of the transverse colon. The surgeon involved began the resection procedure by removing part of the descending colon before recognizing that the cancerous…