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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, is a former physician and {{OBGYN}} in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.<ref name="graziosi2024">{{REFnews

'''{{~~FULLPAGENAME~~}}~~'''~~ is a former physician and ~~OB/GYN~~ in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.<ref name="graziosi2024">{{REFnews

|title=Doctor linked to multiple deaths after severing a baby’s penis in botched circumcision

|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/doctor-multiple-deaths-florida-baby-circumcision-b2607036.html

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==Penis amputations==

Dr. Lopez is alleged to have amputated the [[penis]] of a boy identified as <b>Baby R.R.R.</b> in May 2017.<ref name="1baltz2024">{{REFnews

|title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to ~~kno~~

|title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to know

|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2024/09/03/malpractice-west-palm-beach-doctor-berto-lopez-botched-circumcision-linked-to-6-deaths-florida/74996421007/

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==Patient deaths==

The following six patient deaths are alleged to have been caused by the malpractice of Dr. Lopez:

* Infant Crystal Diane Hicks (1988).

* Infant Earl Buchanan. (1992).

* Nakia Gilmore, 18 (1994) died giving birth.

* Joyce Rivers, 56 (2012). Small intestine was punctured .

* Ashley Perez, 29. (2014) Died of postpartum hemorrhage.

* Onystei Castillo-Lopez, 40. (2017) died of postpartum hemorrhage.<ref>{{REFnews

|title=Dr. Berto Lopez: Florida OB-GYN whose career is dotted with multiple malpractice allegations

|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2021/09/23/west-palm-ob-gyn-timeline-accusations-and-malpractice-lawsuits/8384544002/

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|quote=This timeline shows the long list of women and children who died or were catastrophically injured while in the care of Dr. Berto Lopez, an OB-GYN who practiced in Palm Beach County for more than three decades.

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==Litigation==

===Lawsuits===

Dr. Lopez has been named as a defendant in numerous cases of malpractice and wrongful death.<ref name="1baltz2024" />

===Damages===

The total amount of damages will never be known because three lawsuits, those of infant Earl Buchanan, Joann Catlett, 47, and Baby R.R.R. were settled out of court.<ref name="1baltz2024" />

The Palm Beach Post reported, "Lopez stopped carrying malpractice insurance about 2003. He's faced five malpractice suits and four disciplinary complaints since then."<ref name="ninesuits2021>{{REFnews

|title=Average OB-GYN faces 2 or 3 lawsuits during a career. This Palm Beach County doctor had 9

|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/09/23/florida-doctor-medical-malpractice-lawsuits-women-babies-died/8336090002/

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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation lists two other malpractice settlements for $250,000 for each of the patients.<ref name="ninesuits2021 />

More recently in 2024, jurors awarded $100 million to the family of a boy who lost a third of his penis during a botched circumcision by Dr. Berto Lopez in West Palm Beach.<ref name="phillips2024">{{REFnews

|title='His last butchered patient': Ex-doctor owes $100 million to family of boy whose penis he severed

|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2024/08/28/palm-beach-county-doctor-berto-lopez-owes-100-million-for-botched-circumcision-severing-babys-penis/74918276007/

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Dr. Lopez claims he has no money,<ref name="phillips2024" /> so it is unlikely that his victims will be able to collect money damages.

==Video==

*

===Shocking Truth: Dr. Berto Lopez's Botched Circumcision & Medical Malpractice Exposed===

<youtube>v=sGUQaI_rSLY</youtube>

* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]

* [[Obstetricians and the American circumcision scandal]]

* [[United States of America]]

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+'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, is a former physician and {{OBGYN}} in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.<ref name="graziosi2024">{{REFnews
-'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a former physician and OB/GYN in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.<ref name="graziosi2024">{{REFnews
   |title=Doctor linked to multiple deaths after severing a baby’s penis in botched circumcision
   |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/doctor-multiple-deaths-florida-baby-circumcision-b2607036.html
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 ==Penis amputations==
 Dr. Lopez is alleged to have amputated the [[penis]] of a boy identified as <b>Baby R.R.R.</b> in May 2017.<ref name="1baltz2024">{{REFnews
-  |title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to kno
+  |title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to know
   |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2024/09/03/malpractice-west-palm-beach-doctor-berto-lopez-botched-circumcision-linked-to-6-deaths-florida/74996421007/
   |last=Baltz
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 ==Patient deaths==
+The following six patient deaths are alleged to have been caused by the malpractice of Dr. Lopez:
+* Infant Crystal Diane Hicks (1988).
+* Infant Earl Buchanan. (1992).
+* Nakia Gilmore, 18 (1994) died giving birth.
+* Joyce Rivers, 56 (2012). Small intestine was punctured .
+* Ashley Perez, 29. (2014) Died of postpartum hemorrhage.
+* Onystei Castillo-Lopez, 40. (2017) died of postpartum hemorrhage.<ref>{{REFnews
+ |title=Dr. Berto Lopez: Florida OB-GYN whose career is dotted with multiple malpractice allegations
+ |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2021/09/23/west-palm-ob-gyn-timeline-accusations-and-malpractice-lawsuits/8384544002/
+ |last=Palm Beach Staff
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=The Palm Beach Post
+ |website=
+ |date=2022-03-15
+ |accessdate=2024-10-04
+ |format=
+ |quote=This timeline shows the long list of women and children who died or were catastrophically injured while in the care of Dr. Berto Lopez, an OB-GYN who practiced in Palm Beach County for more than three decades.
+}}</ref>
 ==Litigation==
+===Lawsuits===
 Dr. Lopez has been named as a defendant in numerous cases of malpractice and wrongful death.<ref name="1baltz2024" />
+===Damages===
+The total amount of damages will never be known because three lawsuits, those of infant Earl Buchanan, Joann Catlett, 47, and Baby R.R.R. were settled out of court.<ref name="1baltz2024" />
+The Palm Beach Post reported, "Lopez stopped carrying malpractice insurance about 2003. He's faced five malpractice suits and four disciplinary complaints since then."<ref name="ninesuits2021>{{REFnews
+ |title=Average OB-GYN faces 2 or 3 lawsuits during a career. This Palm Beach County doctor had 9
+ |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/09/23/florida-doctor-medical-malpractice-lawsuits-women-babies-died/8336090002/
+ |last=Sangalang
+ |first=Jennifer
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |last2=Baltz
+ |first2=Holly
+ |init2=
+ |author2-link=
+ |publisher=The Palm Beach Post
+ |website=
+ |date=2021-09-23
+ |accessdate=2024-10-06
+ |format=
+ |quote=
+}}</ref>
+The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation lists two other malpractice settlements for $250,000 for each of the patients.<ref name="ninesuits2021 />
+More recently in 2024, jurors awarded $100 million to the family of a boy who lost a third of his penis during a botched circumcision by Dr. Berto Lopez in West Palm Beach.<ref name="phillips2024">{{REFnews
+ |title='His last butchered patient': Ex-doctor owes $100 million to family of boy whose penis he severed
+ |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2024/08/28/palm-beach-county-doctor-berto-lopez-owes-100-million-for-botched-circumcision-severing-babys-penis/74918276007/
+ |last=Phillips
+ |first=Hannah
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=The Palm Beach Post
+ |website=
+ |date=2024-08-28
+ |accessdate=2024-10-06
+ |quote=
+}}</ref>
+Dr. Lopez claims he has no money,<ref name="phillips2024" /> so it is unlikely that his victims will be able to collect money damages.
 ==Video==
-*
+===Shocking Truth: Dr. Berto Lopez's Botched Circumcision & Medical Malpractice Exposed===
+<youtube>v=sGUQaI_rSLY</youtube>
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Jean-Marie Huot]]
+* [[Obstetricians and the American circumcision scandal]]
 * [[United States of America]]
+{{ABBR}}
 {{REF}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Berto}}
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