CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – South Carolina’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid the estate of a Dorchester County man $1 million after doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina left a blade inside his abdomen during surgery, later resulting in his death.
In January 2022, Jeffrey Alan Fulcher was diagnosed with localized carcinoma in the lower part of his esophagus and was referred to MUSC for treatment. A lawsuit states Fulcher responded well to treatment, and by May, he had completed a full course of radiation and chemotherapy.
A few months later, on June 15, 2022, Fulcher underwent a minimally invasive procedure to remove part of his esophagus as recommended by his medical provider, Dr. Ian Bostock Rosenzweig…