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Shwayder is an adjunct professor at the University of Florida at the Gainesville Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Denver College of Law. As a nationally and internationally recognized expert in gynecology ultrasound and minimally invasive surgery, he actively consults on legal matters in medicine, including liability in ultrasound and gynecologic surgery, as well as issues surrounding privileging and insurance fraud.

Articles

The penalties of deception can be much worse than medical negligence.

Health care fraud exposed

General surgeons and ob/gyns are the most likely physicians to get sued, according to data from the American Medical Association’s 2016 Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. 

A look back at our top cases

This case presents a unique dynamic involving certified nurse midwives; following protocols enhanced defensibility.

Cesarean delivery leads to unexpected outcome

Partner at Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP in New York City, specializing in medical malpractice defense and healthcare litigation.

The outcome in this case underscores the need for solid documentation, especially when one of the defendants has passed.

Was this a failure to diagnose ovarian failure? 

An LVAH case underscores the importance of continuing education.

Major vascular injury incurred at laparoscopy

This case involves an eight-year-old patient who originally presented with a chief complaint of right-sided abdominal pain and one episode of vomiting.

Was loss of ovary in this pediatric case avoidable? 

In July 2019, a jury awarded $229.6 million in the largest medical malpractice verdict ever in the United States.

Medical malpractice claims, risk reduction tactics in obstetrics

COVID-19 has brought on plenty of change to all aspects of life, and obstetrics and gynecology is not excluded. 

New malpractice risks brought on by the pandemic

This case involves induction of labor for a suspected large for gestational
age (LGA) baby in a mother with a normal antepartum course.

Shoulder dystocia: The unpredictable nightmare

Allegations in this complex case include negligence in performing laparoscopic hysterectomy and delaying treatment of bladder injury.

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