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{{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>
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'''{{Construction SiteFULLPAGENAME}}''', {{FULLPAGENAMEMD}}''' , is a former physician and OB/GYN {{OBGYN}} in Palm Beach County, Florida. His license to practice medicine was revoked by the [https://flboardofmedicine.gov/ Florida Board of Medicine in ] on 5 February 2021 with an effective date of 22 February 2021.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 circumcisiocircumcision
|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 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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|quote=Baby R.R.R. lost his penis in a circumcision in May 2017, a lawsuit says. The suit was settled.
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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
|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/
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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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==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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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]
* [[United States of America]]
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