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Naples gastroenterologist takes the stand
May 10, 2007

Source: Naples Daily News
A Naples gastroenterologist took the stand for more than four hours Wednesday, when a widower’s attorney grilled him about why he performed an “unnecessary” colonoscopy that resulted in a 59-year-old’s woman’s death four years ago. And although Dr. Michael Marks of Consultants in Gastroenterology contended the procedure was necessary to decompress Judith Dill’s colon, a Harvard gastroenterologist testifying as an expert witness, said Marks’ notes showed he did a routine colonoscopy — not a decompression colonoscopy, as Marks maintained Wednesday. That expert said X-rays and CAT scans clearly showed the correct diagnosis. [more]


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