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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a former physician and OB/GYN in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the Florida Board of Medicine on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.<ref name="graziosi2024">{{REFnews
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'''{{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 His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.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
 
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Dr. Lopez continued to practice medicine until the effective date of his license revocation. On 15 February 2021 he performed a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision on an infant boy identified as Baby G.L., during which it is alleged that Dr. Lopez severed the boy's penis.<ref>{{REFnews
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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
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Dr. Lopez continued to practice medicine until the effective date of his license revocation. On 15 February 2021 he performed a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] on an infant boy identified as <b>Baby G.L.</b>, during which it is alleged that Dr. Lopez severed the boy's [[penis]], resulting in an [[amputation]].<ref name="2baltz2024">{{REFnews
 
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  |quote=A Palm Beach County jury awarded the infant’s parents $100 million on Aug. 27 after the family accused former Dr. Berto Lopez of severing the child’s penis during a circumcision in 2021. Lopez, who had a 33-year career as an OB-GYN in Palm Beach County, performed the procedure 10 days after the Florida Board of Medicine voted to revoke his medical license.
 
  |quote=A Palm Beach County jury awarded the infant’s parents $100 million on Aug. 27 after the family accused former Dr. Berto Lopez of severing the child’s penis during a circumcision in 2021. Lopez, who had a 33-year career as an OB-GYN in Palm Beach County, performed the procedure 10 days after the Florida Board of Medicine voted to revoke his medical license.
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The following six patient deaths are alleged to have been caused by the malpractice of Dr. Lopez:
  
Dr. Lopez is alleged to have performed a penile [[amputation]] on one boy and have performed the amputation of one-third of the [[penis]] of a second boy.<ref name="graziosi2024"/> <ref>{{REFnews
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* Infant Crystal Diane Hicks (1988).
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* Infant Earl Buchanan. (1992).
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* Nakia Gilmore, 18 (1994) died giving birth.
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* Joyce Rivers, 56 (2012). Small intestine was punctured .
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* Ashley Perez, 29. (2014) Died of postpartum hemorrhage.
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* Onystei Castillo-Lopez, 40. (2017) died of postpartum hemorrhage.<ref>{{REFnews
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  |quote=Lopez had a 33-year career as a doctor in Palm Beach County before the Florida Board of Medicine revoked his license in 2021. That didn't stop him from performing the [[circumcision]] that essentially severed parts of the baby's penis.
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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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Dr. Lopez has been named as a defendant in numerous cases of malpractice and wrongful death.<ref name="1baltz2024" />
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==Video==
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===Shocking Truth: Dr. Berto Lopez's Botched Circumcision & Medical Malpractice Exposed===
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<youtube>v=sGUQaI_rSLY</youtube>
 
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* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]
 
* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]

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Berto Lopez, M.D. is a former physician and OB/GYN in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the Florida Board of Medicine on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.[1]

Penis amputations

Dr. Lopez is alleged to have amputated the penis of a boy identified as Baby R.R.R. in May 2017.[2]

Dr. Lopez continued to practice medicine until the effective date of his license revocation. On 15 February 2021 he performed a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision on an infant boy identified as Baby G.L., during which it is alleged that Dr. Lopez severed the boy's penis, resulting in an amputation.[3]

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.[4]

Litigation

Dr. Lopez has been named as a defendant in numerous cases of malpractice and wrongful death.[2]

Video

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

See also

References

  1. REFnews Graziosi, Graig (September 2024)."Doctor linked to multiple deaths after severing a baby’s penis in botched circumcision", The Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. a b REFnews Baltz, Holly (3 September 2024)."Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to know", Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
    Quote: Baby R.R.R. lost his penis in a circumcision in May 2017, a lawsuit says. The suit was settled.
  3. REFnews Baltz, Holly / Thao Nguyen (3 September 2024)."Florida doctor found liable for botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths", USA Today Network. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
    Quote: A Palm Beach County jury awarded the infant’s parents $100 million on Aug. 27 after the family accused former Dr. Berto Lopez of severing the child’s penis during a circumcision in 2021. Lopez, who had a 33-year career as an OB-GYN in Palm Beach County, performed the procedure 10 days after the Florida Board of Medicine voted to revoke his medical license.
  4. REFnews Palm Beach Staff (15 March 2022)."Dr. Berto Lopez: Florida OB-GYN whose career is dotted with multiple malpractice allegations", The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
    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.