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Keith Short | siltrial.com A physician and medical center deny liability in a suit alleging a patient died after attending physical and occupational therapy while awaiting cardiac surgery. Plaintiff Shelby Gavellas, as special administrator of the estate of James Gavellas, filed her original complaint on Jan. 8 through attorney Keith Short of Keith Short & Associates PC in Alton. She later filed an amended complaint on April 6 against OSF Healthcare St. Anthony’s Health Center, Dr. Behfar Dianati, CEP America-Illinois Hospitalists LLP, Dr. Bijoy Hedge, and Bravo Care of Alton Inc., also known as Rosewood Care Center. The plaintiff’s original complaint previously listed Granite City Physicians Group as a defendant, which she voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on March 18. ....
EDWARDSVILLE An Alton rehab facility and others are accused of wrongfully putting a heart patient through physical therapy, which allegedly caused him to suffer cardiac arrest. Shelby Gavellas, special administrator of the Estate of James Gavellas filed a complaint Jan. 8 in the Madison County Circuit Court against OSF Healthcare St. Anthony s Health Center, Behfar Dianati, M.D., CEP Amerida-Illinois Hospitalists LLP, Bijoy Hedge, M.D., Granite City Physicians Corp., Rosewood Care Center, now known as Riverside Rehab and Healthcare and others, alleging malpractice and wrongful death. According to her complaint, Shelby Gavellas alleges her father, James Gavellas, was admitted to St. Anthony s ICU on May 17, 2019, due to suffering from critical aortic stenosis, shortness of breath and end-stage renal disease. On May 21, 2019, James Gavellas was sent to Riverside Care Center to await cardiac surgery, according to the suit. The plaintiff claims that while at Riversid ....