Physician Malpractice

New York and New Jersey Physician Malpractice Attorneys

The law firm of Cerussi & Gunn, P.C. welcomes inquiries from both individuals and surviving family members after physician malpractice has resulted in injury or death. Please contact our law firm to schedule a consultation with a highly skilled and experienced physician malpractice lawyer.

A thorough investigation of doctor negligence cases often turns up one or more of the following causation factors:

• Failure of a physician to follow accepted procedures (substandard care)
• Drug related injuries originating from a mistake by the prescribing physician
• Failure to diagnose cancer due to one of the following:
• A doctor misinterpreted an x-ray, mammogram or other diagnostic test
• A doctor did not prescribe additional, more specific diagnostic tests, such as CT Scans or MRIs, when x-rays or examination of a patient indicated the possibility of cancer.
• Wrongful births caused when parents were not provided with key information that was readily available by way of sonograms or other tests
• Birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, spinal bifida, or harm suffered during delivery because a doctor or other health care provider failed to diagnose, advise and potentially treat the child to prevent or minimize injuries

We seek relief for our clients who entrusted their wellbeing to the medical profession only to suffer serious personal injuries. While understanding that medical care is not an exact science and unexpected turns for the worse can occur despite diligent care by physicians and other medical personnel, our law firm also affirms the good that can be achieved by holding negligent parties accountable.

Doctors are, of course, fallible human beings whose acts of oversight can be the result of fatigue or overwork. Like pilots, however, physicians are held by society and by their own profession to the highest of standards, with the understanding that people's lives are in their hands.

Please contact our New York and New Jersey physician malpractice attorneys to discuss your legal options following a serious injury or death that may have been caused by a delayed diagnosis, surgeon malpractice, obstetric malpractice, ophthalmologist malpractice or an anesthetist's mistake.  To return to the firm's home page, click here.