Dimitra Dubrow
Principal
Key practice areas: Medical Negligence
Qualifications: BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Location: Melbourne (VIC), Reservoir (VIC)
Dimitra is a Principal who has been with the medical
negligence team since 2000 and acts exclusively on behalf of
individuals injured as a result of poor medical care.
She has expertise in a number of areas including failure to
diagnose and treat by emergency departments, obstetric and birth
trauma claims and cancer cases.
Her recent cases include:
- development of paraplegia as a result of failure to monitor the
effects epidural anaesthesia;
- a $5 million settlement for an infant who was given an
excessive dose of intravenous saline resulting in brain
damage;
- obstetric and birth trauma cases including cerebral palsy
claims necessitating a thorough analysis of the ante-natal and
labour management and the therapy and equipment needs of the
disabled infant;
- late diagnosis of cancer cases involving review of test results
and the effect earlier diagnosis would have made and
- coronial investigations and inquests including representing the
family of a mother of four young children who died after a routine
operation.
Dimitra is based in our Melbourne office and also sees clients
in Reservoir.
Read a blog post by
Dimitra about calling for hospitals to be accountable to
patients.
Dimitra is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited
Personal Injury Specialist. She is a member of the Law Institute's
Public Liability & Medical Negligence Committee and she is
the medical negligence representative on the state committee of the
Australian Lawyers Alliance.
