We trust our health care providers to accurately diagnose and treat our conditions. Most of the time, this happens. But occasionally, medical mistakes happen. And when they do, conditions can worsen, injuries can be caused, and in serious cases, lives can be lost.
At the law office of James O. Wilson, Jr., I help victims of medical malpractice seek the compensation they need and deserve after being injured due to a medical mistake. My law firm can help with the following:
Contact a medical malpractice lawyer today to learn about your specific options.
The Golden Rule for Doctors: Differential Diagnosis
As a medical malpractice attorney in Marietta, I know that the golden rule for doctors is differential diagnosis: in other words a doctor should start at the top of a list of most serious medical threats and work their way down the list.
Sometimes, doctors skip this list because they think they know immediately what the diagnosis is. Generally, this is physician arrogance which can lead to wrong assumptions and failure to diagnose the medical issue correctly. As an Atlanta delayed cancer diagnosis lawyer, I handle cancer misdiagnosis claims.
Problems can also occur for improper treatment — not prescribing the correct medications or not giving direction for proper preventative care. Following a surgery, this is of particular importance. This and other types of negligence can result in surgical errors.
Failure to Diagnose
I have seen many types of medical malpractice cases in my 30 years of practice. From patients who are misdiagnosed to failure to diagnose strokes to emergency room mistakes. In these cases, a lawyer with experience in Georgia medical and insurance law is essential.
I am selective about the cases I take, and will not take on a case that I don't believe I can win. You can count on me for straightforward communication about your chances.
Failure to diagnose case example: My client was a 46-year-old mother of two. The doctor failed to diagnosis early-stage lung cancer because my client was not a smoker, bypassing essential testing that would have caught this cancer early.
This oncologist's failure to diagnose and the eventual delayed cancer diagnosis was devastating, requiring her to undergo unnecessary treatments that were completely avoidable if the proper diagnosis had been reached in the first place.
All of this was extremely difficult for my client, who as a mother is supposed to be busy being a mom, not a patient. Throughout my career, I have handled numerous malpractice cases including delayed cancer diagnoses, and I understand what doctors are required to do.
Contact an Atlanta Medical Malpractice Attorney
If you have a medical malpractice case you would like to discuss, contact me. I am your single point of contact and can handle your case from the initial meeting to its conclusion. In the Atlanta-metro area, my office number is 770-427-2476 or contact my law firm online.
