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Surgical & Medical Errors

Injuries Caused by Surgical Mistakes and Medical Errors

Every year, thousands of people suffer serious injuries as a result of surgical errors and medical negligence. While most doctors and nurses perform their job with a high degree of professionalism and diligence, there are others who make critical errors that result is severe or even fatal injuries to their patients.

Common examples of surgical errors and medical negligence include:

  • Performing unnecessary or experimental surgeries
  • Wrong site surgeries
  • Lack of post-surgical care resulting in infection
  • Incorrect spinal procedures causing paralysis
  • Anesthesia errors
  • Surgical errors causing nerve damage
  • Surgical errors causing death
  • Failure to remove a surgical sponge or foreign object after surgery

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a surgical error, contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys at the De Jong Law Group. Call 312-346-5500 to contact our law office in Chicago, Illinois.

Put Our Experience to Work for You

Proving medical negligence is difficult. Our attorney team has successfully obtained compensation on behalf of many clients that have suffered serious injuries resulting from medical negligence.

The Firm's Medical Experience

David J. De Jong is a licensed medical doctor. He worked as a doctor before founding our firm in 1984. As a result of his medical expertise, and our extensive experience and success in the prosecution of medical malpractice and other personal injury claims involving surgical and medical errors, we efficiently analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a potential case, then provide sound advice to our clients. If you retain us, we put our decades of legal experience and our professional medical background to work for you in seeking the full and fair compensation the law permits.

Contact Us

To speak with a medical malpractice lawyer at our firm, call 312-346-5500, or contact us by e-mail.

Our Practice Areas Firm Information

De Jong Law Group 
20 N Clark Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-346-5500
Toll Free: 888-388-1511
Fax: 312-551-1154