Chesterfield Medical Center

Jul 2024

Dr. Vladimir Gelfand M.D. was found guilty by a jury of medical malpractice in January 2024 for over prescribing opioid narcotics that resulted in opioid addiction and subsequent injury to his patient. Gelfand prescribed opioid narcotics (including fentanyl) for ten years without proper patient assessment, patient monitoring of opioid use, misuse and when Dr. Gelfand was confronted by a colleague of the opioid problem Dr. Gelfand abandoned his patient after a ten year relationship knowing that his patient would perish. Patient filed a medical malpractice complaint against Dr. Gelfand and prevailed at trial with a jury verdict against Dr. Gelfand. Had Gelfand not abandoned his patient but intervened to get help and treatment for the patient that he caused to become addicted the end result may have been different. Fentanyl for ten years. What did the doctor expect would happen?