COLUMBIA — A Richland County resident is suing Prisma Health and one of its plastic surgeons, alleging he permanently injured the nerve that controls her diaphragm and left her with lasting breathing problems.

In a lawsuit filed in Richland County court, Sheri Callahan, 54, alleges that Dr. Mirsad Mirza Mujadzic of Prisma Health Plastic Surgery failed to use proper surgical techniques, perform the proper surgery on two occasions and properly diagnose or treat her condition.

The complaint, filed in October, also claims Prisma Health was negligent for allegedly failing to provide Callahan with a surgeon qualified and trained to perform the surgeries. The complaint also alleges the Greenville-based hospital system failed to properly staff its Columbia-area facilities, train employees an

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