$1.5 million for Gastric Bypass Patient

In August I wrote about the Des Moines doctor trial, today, a Polk County District Court jury awarded $1.5 million to a Des Moines woman who contended that her weight-loss operation was botched by a controversial surgeon.

The jury decided that Dr. Akella Chendrasekhar acted too slowly after patient Jody L. Moore showed signs of a dangerous infection caused by an intestinal leak following the gastric-bypass surgery. (Read Full story Here)