In NY medical misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose are the most common types of medical malpractice lawsuits involving a medical doctors failure to properly diagnose a medical patient. Additionally, misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose errors can often be due to mixed up lab test, improperly read diagnostic scans, or other institutional related medical errors. Most medical doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other medical providers do a fine job in treating patients. Most patients, with good reason, trust that their healthcare providers will perform the necessary diagnostic procedures to determine what is causing their symptoms for which they seek treatment. However, occasionally, and even rarely, the medical provider, whether it be a physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse, may make the wrong diagnosis or fail to diagnose a patient’s medical condition.

A medical misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose can be detrimental to the patient, in that pursuing the wrong diagnosis can cause delays in the proper treatment of many types of diseases, including cancer, where an early and correct diagnosis can make a true difference in a patient’s prognosis. Therefore, it is absolutely critical for physicians to make the correct diagnosis as soon as possible. Failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis, occurs when a healthcare worker does not diagnose a health condition in a timely manner, rendering medical conditions that were once treatable, if caught early, to become physically debilitating or life-threatening, and in the case of severe infection or cancer can often lead to further injury or even death..

Since 1993, our experienced, Brooklyn, Staten Island, NYC medical malpractice law firm has represented a number of victims who have suffered a worsening condition, a significant delay in treatment, or even Death because of a misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a medical condition. We often see missed or incorrect diagnoses involving such medical conditions as: