Michael Talve, CEO

This case involves a woman who elected to undergo a laparoscopic hysterectomy using robotic myomectomy. She presented to her OBGYN with abdominal pain related to adhesions from a previous colectomy. The original OBGYN who was consulted elected to use the…

This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old man.  The patient previously had ORIF of the mandible done by a maxillofacial surgeon. The open approach implemented two screws via the lag technique in addition to a plate with four screws. On follow-up, an…

This case involves a twenty-seven-year-old male who was working on the construction of an apartment building. The construction worker was installing a balcony railing system on the second-floor. As he was securing the railing to the balcony’s cement foundation, he…

The OBGYN employed proper screening with the exception of the triple screen.  There was a quality control failure where the result cutoff was set at 1 in 300 instead of the standard 1 in 270.  Therefore, there was no abnormal screening reported…

This case involves a female patient with significant left foot anatomical deformity. Specifically, her first metatarsal, second metatarsal, third metatarsal, and fourth metatarsal were dislocated.  The medial aspect of her foot was misaligned which hindered her gait.  She injured her foot a…

This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old woman who expired shortly after a hospital stay for cervical nerve radiculopathy.  She underwent a level three surgery to correct a cervical root impingement.  The procedure was deemed successful, however, the patient suffered from excessive post-operative pain.  While…

This case involves a sixty-one-year-old female patient who presented to her primary care physician with a small lesion on the right side of her tongue. The mass was biopsied, a pathologist analyzed the results and the pathology report showed dysplastic…

This case involves a thirty-three-year-old woman who was driving an automobile that unintentionally accelerated and ultimately crashed into another parked vehicle. The plaintiff had just left her home and was driving at approximately thirty-five-miles-per-hour. When she released her foot from…

This case involves a thirty-four-year-old male construction worker who was injured in a crane accident. The project occurred at the construction site of a major hospital in Manhattan. At the time of the incident, the plaintiff was installing a piece…

This case involves a thirty-two-year-old male who was scheduled for a gastric bypass surgery. The patient had a Bard Recovery Filter, a type of IVC catheter filter, placed prophylactically to prevent the propagation of clots to the lungs and heart.…