Amalia V. Romanowicz

Amalia V. Romanowicz is Chair of the firm's Professional Liability Defense Department, Principal in its Medical Malpractice Litigation Practice Group, and Member of the firm's Board of Directors. She focuses her practice on the defense of clients, including physicians, nurses, hospitals, long-term care and assisted living facilities, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacies, and pharmacists, at trials, mediations, and arbitrations involving cases with often catastrophic losses and significant injuries that present substantial exposure.

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• Secured defense verdict at arbitration in case involving allegations of failure to interpret pathology slides leading to alleged delay in diagnosis of gastric cancer and death.
• Secured defense verdict at arbitration in alleged failure to properly perform an interscalene block leading to claimed permanent brachial plexus injuries.
• Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon who allegedly failed to properly diagnose a lumbar spine chordoma.
• Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged surgical mal positioning case leading to claimed peripheral neuropathy and foot drop.
• Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged failure to treat pernicious anemia leading to claimed cognitive and neurologic damages.
• Secured defense verdict at trial for hospital and nursing staff in alleged failure to properly assess and timely treat bilateral corneal damage claimed to be from contact lens pseudomonas infection in a trauma patient.
• Secured defense verdict at trial for Philadelphia Hospital in alleged failure to properly monitor patient following treatment for migraine headaches, allegedly leading to fall and spinal cord injury.
• Secured defense verdict at arbitration for Emergency Medicine Physician and Physician Assistant in alleged failure to diagnose necrotizing fasciitis of the leg.
• Secured defense verdict for Internal Medicine Physician after one-day arbitration for alleged failure to properly treat DVT allegedly leading to death from PE.
• Secured defense verdict for hospital at trial in a case involving claims of failure to implement proper interventions for prevention of development of sacral pressure ulcer/deep tissue injury.
• Secured defense verdict for ER physician and ER group at trial in a case involving claims under the wrongful death/survival acts of failure to diagnose and treat sepsis.
• Secured defense verdict for anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and their employer - an anesthesiology practice group - at trial in a case involving claims of perioperative vision loss during spine surgery.
• Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration, involving claims of missed signs of perforation in a pelvic and abdominal CT scan following gynecologic surgery. 
• Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims of ischemic injury following urologic surgery.
• Secured summary judgment in medical case claiming the application of res ipsa loquitor.
• Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia hospital in medical case on sole claim of ostensible agency involving alleged failed cosmetic surgery.
• Secured defense verdict for radiologist and radiology group at trial in case involving death from pulmonary embolus following alleged failure to diagnose deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on vascular ultrasound.
• Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon, in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of failure-to-timely-diagnose and treat pancreatitis.
• Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims against family practice physician of failure to properly treat chronic metabolic syndrome leading to blindness.
• Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration for psychiatrist in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of improper discharge following mental health examination.
• Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia regional hospital in a case involving claims under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, as well as a claim for breach of implied contract under Pennsylvania law involving alleged delayed treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
• Secured defense verdict for retail pharmacy in an arbitration case involving alleged mis-fill of a prescription diabetes medication.
• Secured dismissals and summary judgment for pharmacy that had contracted with a prison to provide services, in case involving inmate claims of failure-to-fill a prescription in timely manner leading to an asthma attack and fall.

• Co-Author, "Implications of the Medical Marijuana Law for Health Care Providers, The Legal Intelligencer's Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Care Supplement (October 11, 2016)
• Author, "Arbitrating a Medical Malpractice Case in Pa.," The Legal Intelligencer/Alternative Dispute Resolution Supplement (January 20, 2015)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry, Mosby Publisher

• Co-Presenter, "Pressure Injuries and Skin Documentation: A Legal Perspective," Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Grand Rounds (December 7, 2022)
• Co-Presenter, "Preserving Privilege in a Hostile Litigation Environment Post-Ungurian," Post & Schell Webinar (May 28, 2020)
• Co-Presenter, "COVID-19 and Telehealth: Guidance for Healthcare Providers," Women of Post & Schell Webinar (May 7, 2020)
• Presenter, "Maximizing Outcomes of Personal Injury Cases," Pennsylvania Bar Institutes (PBI) CLE Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (July 17, 2019)
• Co-Presenter, "Medical Peer Review Protection in Pennsylvania Post-Reginelli," Post & Schell CLE Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (June 13, 2018)
• Numerous Presentations at Nursing and Physician Grand Rounds on the topic of “Medical Records Documentation,” at Philadelphia suburban hospitals.
• Presenter/educational in service program for suburban assisted living and long-term care facility regarding wound care issues and documentation (August 2014)
• Presenter/guest speaker regarding legal issues in wound care cases  (October 2012)
• Presenter/Guest speaker at an Annual RRG Risk Management Symposium on the topic of  "Lawsuits Against Healthcare Providers" (April 2012)
• Mock Trial for the annual meeting of The Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Hershey, PA (April 2007 and May 2012)
• Mock Trial presented to the nursing staff of a local suburban hospital focused on Nursing Documentation (November  2011)
• Presenter, “Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety Certificate Program”, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Delaware (July 2010)
• Presenter, “Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), Philadelphia, PA (December 2009)