Richard Demir
Richard Demir M.D. is a gynecologic surgeon and Medical Director at Desert Women's Care. He was former of Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tempe. Luke's and Phoenix St.Luke's (2007 - 2011) and Arizona Regional Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona (2011 - 2013). He set a world record in the field of minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Demir has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications from 1984,[1] through 2016.[2] Demir published his work in laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal surgery.[3][4][5][6] In 2007 Demir broke the Guinness World Record for the largest uterus ever removed, without resorting to laparotomy.[7][8] He achieved this by performing a hysterectomy laparoscopically on a patient with a 3200 gram fibroid uterus.[9][10]
Demir established the Demir Foundation for Women and Children in 1996.[citation needed]
Legal issues[edit]
In 2012, Hasan Merchant, who purchased a medical practice called "Women's Doc" in Barrington, Illinois from Demir in 2005, filed a $4.3 million lawsuit against Demir.[11] Merchant alleged that Demir did not disclose the numerous malpractice claims against him and the practice at the time of the sale.[11] Merchant was immediately counter-sued by Demir and has since withdrawn the lawsuit and agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Demir. Demir has never lost or settled a malpractice lawsuit according to records in Illinois and Arizona.
References[edit]
- ↑ Noronah P, Demir RH: Differentiating the acute scrotum. Hosp Prac, 19:216-222, 1984.
- ↑ Demir RH, Marchand GJ: Adnexal masses suspected to be benign treated with laparoscopy. JSLS 16:71-84. 2012
- ↑ Demir R, Marchand G: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy and Vagino-Cervico-Sacropexy. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, September, 2011, Los Angeles.
- ↑ Demir R, Marchand G: Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Vaginal Morcellation. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, September, 2011, Los Angeles.
- ↑ Demir R, MarchandG: Outcome of 783 Consecutive Hysterectomies for Benign Indication—Likelihood of Completing a Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Based on Patient’s Body Mass Index. American College of Surgeons, October, 2011, San Francisco.
- ↑ Demir R, Marchand G: Irrelevance of Traditional De-Selectors for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, October, 2012, Boston.
- ↑ Demir RH, Marchand GJ: Safe laparoscopic removal of a 3200 grams fibroid uterus. JSLS 14:600-602, 2010.
- ↑ Boniello, Kathianne (2008-12-07). "New York Post Coverage of Richard Demir Breaking Guinness World Record".
- ↑ "NBC Coverage of Richard Demir Breaking Guinness World Record".
- ↑ "Chicago Sun Times News Article Reporting on Richard Demir MD's world record". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bushey, Claire (8 November 2012). "Sale of obstetrics practice spawns lawsuits". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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