Durango53
12-16-2004, 01:37 PM
BOSTON -- Notre Dame -bound football coach Charlie Weis sued the doctors who performed the weight-loss surgery that nearly cost him his life two years ago, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.
Weis, the New England Patriots offensive coordinator, was in a coma for two weeks and was given last rites.
The gastric bypass surgery took place at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Weis is suing Dr. Charles M. Ferguson, Dr. Richard Hodin, Dr. Peter J. Lee, Dr. Sharon L. Stein and Dr. Sutano Misra, the Herald reported. A medical malpractice tribunal that included a judge, attorney and doctor recently ruled the case can go forward.
"We expect there will be expert testimony indicating that the care provided by the physicians at Mass. General Hospital was in keeping with good medical practice," William Dailey, a lawyer for the doctors, told the paper.
Weis, the New England Patriots offensive coordinator, was in a coma for two weeks and was given last rites.
The gastric bypass surgery took place at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Weis is suing Dr. Charles M. Ferguson, Dr. Richard Hodin, Dr. Peter J. Lee, Dr. Sharon L. Stein and Dr. Sutano Misra, the Herald reported. A medical malpractice tribunal that included a judge, attorney and doctor recently ruled the case can go forward.
"We expect there will be expert testimony indicating that the care provided by the physicians at Mass. General Hospital was in keeping with good medical practice," William Dailey, a lawyer for the doctors, told the paper.