Surgeon Malpractice

Surgical errors are among the most serious forms of medical malpractice, often causing permanent disability, disfigurement, or death. When you entrust a surgeon with your life, you expect them to possess the skill, knowledge, and judgment necessary to perform your procedure safely. Unfortunately, surgical mistakes occur far too often, with preventable errors affecting thousands of patients each year.

The most shocking aspect of surgical malpractice is that many errors are completely preventable. Wrong-site surgeries, where surgeons operate on the wrong body part or wrong patient, still occur approximately 40 times per week in American hospitals despite safety protocols designed to prevent these "never events."

Surgery requires proper anesthesia administration, creating complex coordination between surgical and anesthesia teams. When communication breaks down or safety protocols are ignored, surgical complications can be compounded by anesthetic errors. Obstetric surgery presents unique challenges, and when obstetricians fail to respond appropriately to delivery complications, they can cause preventable birth injuries.

In the most serious cases, surgical errors result in wrongful death where proper surgical technique and judgment could have prevented the tragedy. These cases require immediate investigation to preserve evidence and hold responsible parties accountable.

Our legal team has extensive experience handling complex surgical malpractice cases, working with board-certified surgeons and medical experts to prove negligence and recover significant compensation awards. We understand the technical aspects of surgical procedures and the standards of care that protect patients. Despite advances in surgical technique and safety protocols, surgical errors continue at disturbing rates, with approximately 1,500 patients each year having surgical instruments left inside their bodies.