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While in surgery, Dr. Tunca removed an ovarian tumor.  Later,  the patient lost the pulse in her left leg due to a clog in her femoral artery.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thomas Painter, a vascular surgeon, was called in to perform a femoral-bypass surgery to restore blood flow. According to the record, Dr. Painter approached Dr. John McGillan, the hospital&#8217;s vice president and medical affairs director, telling him that Dr. Tunca had cut the patient&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_iliac_artery\">iliac artery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Painter also told other doctors that Dr. Tunca had negligently severed the patient&#8217;s artery. None of these doctors were on a peer review committee for the hospital.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/medical_studies_act_is_not_available_where_no_peer_review_committee_meeting_was_held_tunca_v_painter\/#more-550\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2006, Josh Tunca was a surgeon at Northwest Community Hospital specializing in gynecologic oncology. While in surgery, Dr. Tunca removed an ovarian tumor. Later, the patient lost the pulse in her left leg due to a clog in her femoral artery. 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