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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.<refname="1baltz2024">{{REFnews
|title=Doctor accused of botching baby's circumcision tied to 6 patient deaths: Here's what to kno
|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/
}}</ref>
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]].<refname="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/
==Patient deaths==
==Litigation==
Dr. Lopez has been named as a defendant in numerous cases of malpractice and wrongful death.<ref name="1baltz2024" />
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* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]