Maryland Stent Case Settled
May 5, 2013
A Maryland medical malpractice case filed by 21 medical malpractice plaintiffs against a former Maryland stent doctor and the hospital where he allegedly performed unnecessary cardiac stent procedures has settled. The Maryland medical malpractice trial had started on April 1, 2013 in the Circuit Cou[...]
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Johns Hopkins Letter Regarding Dr. Nikita Levy
February 28, 2013
On January 26, 2013, the Dean of the Medical Faculty (CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine) and the President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System (EVP, Johns Hopkins Medicine) sent a formal letter to the Executive Director of the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. and others reg[...]
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What Did Johns Hopkins Know About Dr. Nikita Levy, And When?
February 25, 2013
What did Johns Hopkins know about its former employee, Dr. Nikita Levy, before he allegedly admitted to them that he had been secretly photographing and videotaping his patients without the patients’ permission or consent? The answer to this question may determine if John Hopkins may be held[...]
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Dr. Nikita Levy, Johns Hopkins Gynecologist: Who Was He?
February 24, 2013
Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide earlier this month after reportedly admitting to his former employer that he photographed and videotaped his patients without their knowledge or consent, has been in the news this past week (and we expect will be in the new[...]
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Unnecessary Stent Claims
January 13, 2013
Stents are mesh tubes that hold blocked arteries open in order to improve blood flow. Stents are typically recommended for patients whose cardiac arteries are more than 50% or 70% blocked (U.S. guidelines state that an artery should be 50% blocked with cholesterol plaque before the disease is co[...]
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