ALERT: NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT ISSUES LETTERS TO 101 PATIENTS OF DR. KAPLAN TO GET TESTED FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS
The Nevada Health District has issued letters to 101 patients of Las Vegas urologist Dr. Kaplan to get tested for HIV and Hepatitis B and C. Health authorities suspended Dr. Kaplan’s medical license after discovering that for a three month period he was reusing single-use-only needle guides during prostate biopsy procedures until they became in his words “too bloody.” Health officials admit that at this point they have not identified any specific infections but urge the testing out of caution as those who received the letters have been exposed to contaminated medical devices and the potentially infected with diseases such as hepatitis C or HIV.
The Health Districts release has revealed that those for whom Dr. Kaplan performed prostate biopsies were not necessarily the only ones exposed. All individuals who were treated with the use of these “needle guides” were exposed to contaminated equipment. At this point, the Health District has only identified those who were treated between December 20, 2010 and early March of 2011.
If you or someone you know has been treated by Dr. Kaplan and especially to those who have received a letter from the health district explaining that they were exposed to Dr. Kaplan’s grotesque and unsanitary practices, please call Christensen Law Offices immediately at (702) 870-1000.
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