Erika Carrillo

Erika Carrillo is the investigative reporter at the local Univision station in Miami, where she produces and anchors the special segment Univision Investiga. In 2017, Carrillo's investigation into fraud and abuse in condominiums associations in Florida helped change the State's law. She is committed to holding institutions accountable and giving voice to the less fortunate.

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Adianet Galván died after botched cosmetic surgery in Florida.

Reporters find Florida’s lax regulations too often make cosmetic surgery a death sentence

"As fellow news junkies, we talked about the increasing number of cases we reported on a daily basis about women dying from cosmetic surgeries in Florida, and people who were arrested for not being actual doctors."

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Two Hispanic journalists promote a change in the Florida law to protect victims of cosmetic surgeries

During the recent state legislative session Florida lawmakers approved new rules for plastic surgery centers, which have been loosely regulated despite the deaths of patients.

Environmental Health

Patient Safety and Ethics

She is Adianet Galván, the woman who died after cosmetic surgery in Florida

Healthcare Systems & Policy

A dangerous cosmetic surgery killed 14 women in five years

In the last five years, at least 14 women have died after undergoing cosmetic surgeries in South Florida. Even so, Florida law continues to allow doctors who are not surgeons to perform dangerous operations in cosmetic centers.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Health Insurance and Costs

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Erika Carrillo

Articles

Reporters find Florida’s lax regulations too often make cosmetic surgery a death sentence

Two Hispanic journalists promote a change in the Florida law to protect victims of cosmetic surgeries

A dangerous cosmetic surgery killed 14 women in five years