Husband petitions to have Brigham and Women's Hospital leaders fired after medical error
Man claims his wife was allegedly given stage 4 cancer during a procedure she underwent there.
A husband has started a Care2 petition calling for the removal of the leaders of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital after his wife allegedly contracted stage 4 cancer as a result of a procedure she underwent there. The petition has gathered over 49,000 signatures.
Hooman Noorchashm, MD, who was a cardiothoracic surgeon at Brigham at the time, started the petition after his wife, Amy Reed, MD, underwent surgery in 2013 to remove a fibroid that doctors told her was benign. Follow-up tests after the surgery revealed she actually had uterine leiomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer.
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Noorchashm said doctors used a technique called morcellation during the surgery, which divides the mass or tissue into smaller pieces or fragments so it can be removed, they actually spread the cancerous tissue throughout her abdominal cavity.
Noorchashm claims the hospital knew about the risks associated with the procedure but chose to continue using the practice because it was "profitable and easy," claiming money was the motivator that worsened his wife's health.
A spokesperson for Brigham and Women's Hospital said the facility does not comment on pending litigation, only questioning the "validity of the petition mechanism."
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