"The BPH webinar was excellent. Very concise, timely, and real world. The presenters did a great job moderating."

Matthew Mene, MD
Integrated Medical Professionals, New York
"Your medical malpractice session at the AACU Annual Meeting received a score of 5 out of 5. In addition, the feedback that I received from Board members were all favorable."

Elliot Lieberman, MD
AACU, Past President 2020-2021
"Thank you for participating in the CUS meeting and being our keynote speaker. Your presentation on malpractice mitigation in Urology was excellent and well received by the audience. I have already received feedback from members who thoroughly enjoyed your talk."

Thomas Will, MD
Chicago Urological Society
"Thank you for the presentation. You did a very good job of avoiding the standard ‘be nice and document’ talk we have heard 30 times. The focus on actual Urology cases was invaluable and frightening."

Douglas Hoff, MD
Oregon Urology Institute
"I really enjoy hearing from practicing doctors like yourself, not 'thought leaders' or professors. Your risk management talk exceeded my expectations."

Troy Sukkarieh, MD
New Jersey Urology

Urology Risk Management

Urology Risk Managers (URM) was founded upon the belief that nobody knows their own medical backyard like physicians in that specialty.  With 30 years of experience as a practicing Urologist and 15 years as risk manager for a Urology-only medical malpractice insurance company, Dr. Sussman has a proven track record of reducing risk for your insured doctors and other advanced practice practitioners in the field of Urology.

Currently, Dr. Sussman heads up the Risk Management division and is a member of the Claims committee for the only Urology specific medical malpractice insurance company (www.scrubsrrg.com).  Whether it be an elevated PSA in the primary care setting, an injured ureter during a Gynecologic surgery, or a septic stone in the Emergency department, Urologic malpractice claims overlap with other specialties.

Areas of concentration:

  • Medmal 101
  • Case review blast
  • Delay in diagnoses
  • Follow-up & Recall
  • Stones & Sepsis
  • EHR / EMR
  • Surgical misadventures
  • Curbside consultations
  • Peri-operative issues
  • Consenting

Even with no culpability, lawsuits are expensive. Even if no indemnity was paid, the average cost to defend these suits, without going to trial, was $41,209 (2015 data, Medical Professional Liability Association). With a payout, the average cost of defense was $82,208. If a lawsuit is taken to trial, the average cost to defend these was $157,524.

Testimonials

"Your medical malpractice session at the AACU Annual Meeting received a score of 5 out of 5. In addition, the feedback that I received from Board members were all favorable."
Elliot Lieberman, MDAmerican Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) - Past President 2020-2021
"Thank you for participating in the CUS meeting and being our keynote speaker. Your presentation on malpractice mitigation in Urology was excellent and well received by the audience. I have already received feedback from members who thoroughly enjoyed your talk."
Thomas Will, MDChicago Urological Society (CUS) - Chair, 2022 Educational Program
"Thank you for the presentation. You did a very good job of avoiding the standard ‘be nice and document’ talk we have heard 30 times. The focus on actual Urology cases was invaluable and frightening."
Douglas Hoff, MDOregon Urology Institute
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