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I've done sinus surgeries for 18 years. never saw the technique that he used, and it was the benefit to the patients was amazing. >> weinberger's business model it seemed was based on the three-word slogan of salesmen everywhere -- volume, volume, volume. >> i think he measured a certain amount of his worth by how many procedures he was doing. >> of course, the fact that nearly all of weinberger's patients seemed to have the same problem and required the exact same surgery greatly simplified things. >> deviated septum and polyps. >> deviated septum and polyps. >> deviated septum and polyps. >>...

In court documents, allen alleges that weinberger misdiagnosed phyllis' trouble breathing and gave her a surgery she didn't need while missing the advanced throat cancer that eventually killed her. >> he needs to understand it wasn't just the insurance companies that were harmed. it was people. lives were destroyed. people were hurt. >> phyllis barnes, it turns out, was just the tip of the iceberg. once mark weinberger fled, malpractice complaints began flooding in to lawyers like ken allen. among those new clients were kayla thomas and her mother valerie. in 2003, 8-year-old kayla began havin...

Her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake. but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist fo...

Weinberger's patients seemed to have the same problem and required the exact same surgery greatly simplified things. >> deviated septum, pop lips. >> deviated septum and polyps. >> what did the doctor recommend? >> surgery immediately. >> surgery. >> surgery, asap. >> as consistent as these former patients say he was with surgeries, he was quite flexible billing insurance companies. >> it all depended on the amount the insurance company was willing to pay, anywhere from $1500 to $16,000 per procedure. >> as much as $16,000 per procedure 15-20 procedures a week? >> correct. >> in a good week, h...

>> deviated septum and polyps. >> deviated septum and polyps. >> what did the doctor recommend? >> surgery immediately. >> surgery. >> surgery asap. >> as consistent as these former patients say weinberger was with his diagnoses, suzette denning ton said he was quite flexible when billing insurance companies. >> it all depended on the amount the insurance company was willing to pay. it could be anywhere from $1500 to $16,000 per procedure. >> as much as $16,000 per procedure, 15 to 20 procedures a week. >> correct. >> in a good week, how much money do you think he took in? >> i do know that at...