Dr. Jerzy M. Macura, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Macura practices General Surgery in Brooklyn, New York.

Physician Profile for Dr. Jerzy M. Macura, MD

Addresses:: 4802 10th Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11219; 948 48th Street 2nd Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11219

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Gender unknown

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Jerzy M. Macura, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has confirmed that Dr. Jerzy M. Macura, MD has received 1 sanction.

Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Sanction #1

Type: Sanction issued by State Medical Board in NY on Jul 25, 2007.

Nature of Complaint: Failure to keep adequate medical records

Action: Physician Monitoring

Sanction Description: Dr Jerzy Macura; License # 179919

Nature of Complaint:

The Physician failed to maintain adequate medical records on a patient.

The Physician removed an original office note from the patient's chart that stated the patient was to be seen for a follow-up visit in three months. He replaced the note with one stating follow-up in three weeks and destroyed the original note.

Action Taken:

The Board has issued a Censure and a Reprimand and placed the Physician's license on Conditions for twenty four months. These conditions include a practice monitor and completion of a course i the area of professional ethics.

Malpractice History

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Medical malpractice is ordinary negligence by a healthcare provider which causes injury. Examples include being improperly diagnosed, treated, medicated or operated upon outside the standard of care. Standard of care is that level of care, skill and treatment which is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by a reasonably prudent similar healthcare provider under similar circumstances. If your physician has settled a malpractice claim or has a judgment on a malpractice claim, evaluate the information and make a determination. You may want to use this information to start a discussion with the physician.

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