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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 His license to practice medicine was revoked by the Florida Board of Medicine in on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.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
==Penis amputations==
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
|title=Florida doctor found liable for botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths
|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/03/florida-doctor-botched-circumcision-patient-deaths/75064678007/
|last=Baltz
|first=Holly
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|last2=Nguyen
|first2=Thao
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|publisher=USA Today Network
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|date=2024-09-03
|accessdate=2024-10-04
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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.
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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
|title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to know