Silberstein & Miklos expands Brooklyn medical malpractice focus
Silberstein & Miklos says its Brooklyn practice will focus on alleged surgical errors, diagnostic failures and other medical-negligence claims.
By Tom Brennan · Health & Medicine Correspondent
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Silberstein & Miklos, P.C., which operates as ASK4SAM, announced Aug. 28 that it is expanding its focus on Brooklyn medical malpractice cases. The legal-services update centers on claims involving alleged surgical errors, misdiagnosis and other medical negligence affecting patients and families in Brooklyn and nearby New York City communities.
The announcement concerns the firm’s stated practice focus, rather than a clinical finding, a change in healthcare policy or a reported outcome in a specific case. It did not identify a new Brooklyn office, additional hires, a financial investment or an individual lawsuit.
What Brooklyn medical malpractice cases is the firm focusing on?
The firm listed alleged delayed diagnoses, medication mistakes, anesthesia complications and failures to provide appropriate treatment among the matters it intends to emphasize. It also named hospital malpractice, emergency-room negligence, birth injuries and wrongful-death claims as areas it handles.
Medical-malpractice disputes generally turn on whether care met the applicable standard and whether an alleged lapse caused harm. Silberstein & Miklos said its review of a surgical-error claim may include operative and anesthesia reports, nursing notes, imaging, medication records, consent documents and records made after a procedure.
For diagnostic-negligence allegations, the firm said lawyers may examine medical charts, test results, imaging and the sequence of treatment. The announcement described potential issues such as missed symptoms, incorrect readings of tests, failures to order screening and delays in specialist referrals.
The firm also identified wrong-site procedures, retained surgical instruments, preventable infections, postoperative monitoring and surgical technique as examples of allegations that may arise in surgical-malpractice litigation. These are categories of claims, not findings that any provider or institution committed an error.
How would the firm assess an alleged medical error?
According to the announcement, medical experts can assess whether a treatment team followed accepted practices and whether an alleged departure contributed to a patient’s injury. The firm said medication and anesthesia matters may require reviews of administration records, physician orders, anesthesia documentation and hospital procedures.
Silberstein & Miklos also said alleged hospital negligence can extend beyond an individual clinician, citing staffing, communication, supervision, safety procedures and equipment as possible areas for review. Claims can face disputes over liability, causation and the severity of an injury, the firm said.
The Brooklyn update follows similar geographically targeted announcements from the firm this month concerning Manhattan diagnostic-error claims and Bronx hospital-negligence claims. Readers seeking details on the firm’s stated Brooklyn medical malpractice services can find them through its Brooklyn page.