Opinion ID: 1835113
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Text: Dr. Michael Wilson, an orthopedic surgeon, was in private practice in Burlington, Iowa, at the time the medical malpractice action began. He was a shareholder and an employee of Orthopedic & Reconstructive Surgery Associates, P.C. He practiced in Burlington from 1979 to 1985. Michael graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School in 1975. After completing medical school, Michael entered a four-year orthopedic residency at Mayo Clinic. After Michael finished his residency, he relocated to Burlington where he entered private practice. Dr. Kathleen Wilson, an internist and a gastroenterologist, was also in private practice in Burlington when the medical malpractice suit began. Kathleen was a sole practitioner. She is also a graduate of the University of Iowa Medical School. Kathleen completed a three-year residency in internal medicine at Mayo Clinic. Following the residency, Kathleen completed a two-year fellowship in gastroenterology at Mayo. She then moved to Burlington and began her private practice. Michael and Kathleen are married and were married at the time the medical malpractice suits began. Although the Wilsons had separate practices, they did refer patients to each other. James P. Hayes is an Iowa City attorney. Hayes represented Namen Rashid in the medical malpractice action that Namen brought against the Wilsons. Namen is a resident of Fort Madison. Namen brought the medical malpractice action against the Wilsons as the executor of the estate of his deceased wife, Ellen. Before Namen brought the suit, he was Kathleen's patient. Ellen Rashid had never been Kathleen's patient. But Ellen had been Michael's patient from December 1982 to January 1983. The Rashids had two adult children, Terry and Carol. Both children consulted with Hayes and Namen about the medical malpractice suit.