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Patriots' Charlie Weis Files Malpractice Suit

December 15, 2004
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has filed a malpractice suit against five Massachusetts General surgeons who performed a gastric bypass operation that went awry in 2002.

Weis was in a coma for two weeks and received last rites from a priest after he suffered excessive bleeding, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome and ongoing leg problems as a result of care at MGH that his lawsuit chasrges "fell below the accepted standards."

Weis, who is a leading candidate for the head football coaching position at Notre Dame, weighed over 300 pounds and had tried Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, the Atkins Diet, the Cabbage Soup diet and many other weight-loss schemes when he finally opted for the radical stomach-stapling surgery as a last resort.

Weis said his father died at age 56 after a second heart attack and he feared he would suffer a similar fate if he didn't take drastic action to reduce his weight.

The surgeons' attorneys said the fact that Weis has kept his weight off and helped lead the patriots to two Super Bowl wins might be taken as evidence the surgery was effective.

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