Opinion ID: 2761209
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The UMass report

Text: Following the close of initial testimony, the district court ordered UMass to review the testimony of all medical experts and to issue a report regarding whether the treatment proposed by Dr. Schmidt was an adequate method of treating Kosilek's GID. In this report -- submitted to the court on September 18, 2006 -- Drs. Appelbaum and Brewer made clear that they worked with and relied upon Dr. Kapila and Dr. Kaufman who assist[ed] to prepare this response. The report stated that the UMass doctors have been informed by Dr. Kaufman and Dr. Kapila that . . . trial testimony . . . confirms their opinion that Michelle Kosilek has a 'serious medical need' because there is a 'substantial risk of serious harm if it is not adequately treated.' In conclusion, the report reiterated that the Fenway Center believed Dr. Schmidt's proposed -25- treatment plan would not provide adequate care, and UMass endorsed that conclusion.