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DISCLAIMER: The above results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the above clients' cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client’s case.

Shevlin Smith Client's Case Settles and Defendant Doctor's Medical License Suspended

On March 6, 2006, the medical license of Dr. Rene Alvir was suspended indefinitely, for a period of not less than one year, by the Virginia Board of Medicine.  Dr. Alvir was a surgeon who performed a TURP surgical operation on a patient represented by Tom Smith of Shevlin Smith.  The Virginia Board of Medicine found that conversative medical treatment (i.e. no surgery) would have been the appropriate course of treatment for the patient.  The patient later died following complications from this unwarranted surgery.  The resolution of the underlying medical malpractivce case was confidential by agreement of the parties.

Awarded: Confidential

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