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Ouch! ED Physician, fresh out of residency, hit with 4 million dollar lawsuit for missing heart attack.
I don't know the details of the case but from the info in the lay press I feel sorry for all involved. Dr. Stephen Heirendt, fresh out of residency two years ago, got hit with a 4 million dollar settlement after a 43 year old patient he evaluated and discharged home with chest pain NOS / bronchitis died of a heart attack.