Nearly 1,000 women have now filed lawsuits against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, alleging they were subjected to unnecessary and irreversible gynecological surgeries performed by a longtime physician later convicted of health care fraud.
The growing litigation stems from treatment provided by Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, a former obstetrician-gynecologist who practiced for decades in the Chesapeake, Virginia area and performed many of his procedures at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.
Women involved in the case are seeking about $10 million in damages each, arguing the hospital failed to intervene despite warning signs that Perwaiz was performing improper procedures…