Dead By Medical Mistake
- Pronovost publishes book on patient safety
- Jury rejects criminal charge against nurse whistle-blower. Next question: Was accused doctor tight with sheriff?
- You wouldn't fly with a dead-tired pilot. So why let a wiped-out physician work on you?
- Illinois woman launches campaign to reduce errors
- Maybe Congress will pay attention now
Doctor Disciplined by State Board
Two Doctors’ Reprimands by Medical Board Were the First in 20 Years
The Virginia Board of Medicine administratively punished two obstetricians even though they gained immunity in catastrophic birth injury cases. »
Virginia Board of Medicine Reprimands Doctor Who Missed Rectal Cancer
After the verdict to Virginia Board of medicine investigated the case and in an order dated October 9, 2009 the Board reprimanded Dr. Joshua. The board found that Dr. Joshua violated sections of Virginia law in failing to diagnose the rectal cancer by, in part, failing to perform a rectal examination or referring the... »
VA Board of Medicine: License Permanently Revoked
In an order dated August 20, 2009, the Virginia Board of Medicine permanently revoked the medical license of Dr. Rolando M. Chavez. Chavez was a urologist in Richlands, VA at the Southwest Virginia Medical Center. The instant action causing the revocation was Dr. Chavez’s treatment of Patient A, a 75-year-old male with a history of... »
VA Board of Medicine: Dr. Charles Weisman Suspended
The Virginia Board of Medicine recently suspended the medical license of Staunton physician Charles Weisman for several violations of the Code of Virginia and of the Board’s General Regulations. According to the Board’s recently published disciplinary order Weisman often used marijuana and alcohol while in his office and on call, sexually assaulted several members of... »
Board of Medicine Reprimands Doctor for Missing Cancer
A Fairfax County jury awarded one of our clients $1 million when a local internist failed to diagnose rectal cancer. The doctor not only didn't fully appreciate the presence of rectal bleeding for years, but he didn't refer the patient out to a specialist. At trial, specialists testified that had the patient been referred,... »
Staunton Doctor Suspended for Three Years
The Virginia Board of Medicine has suspended a Staunton doctor who had been arrested earlier this year for alleged sexual battery. Charles Weisman will not be practicing medicine in Viriginia for at least three years. According to new reports Weisman, who Staunton police arrested after two female employees accused him of touching them inappropriately, neither... »