BELLEVILLE — A patient is suing Lincoln Surgical Associates Ltd. and a physician alleging negligence in medical care.
Andrew Dahm filed a complaint on Nov. 23 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against the medical practice and Dr. Vidya Shankaran.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that as a result of the defendants' actions, he suffered severe, permanent and disabling injuries resulting in great pain and mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life and multiple additional surgeries that required large sums of money. The plaintiff claims that while performing a medial gastrocnemius flap, there was no denervation of the flap, and that there was a failure to provide appropriate post-surgical care.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against each defendant in excess of $50,000, plus costs of this suit. He is represented by Kenneth L. Halvachs and Ronald J. Abernathy Jr. of Halvachs & Abernathy LLC in Belleville.
St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-630