Shajan v. South Nassau Communities Hospital

The Supreme Court properly denied the motion of the defendant Regina E. Hammock for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against her. The plaintiffs asserted that Hammock’s malpractice arose from her supervision of the medical care provided to the injured plaintiff, Baby Shajan, by the defendant Brian J. Janicek, a physician’s assistant. A physician-patient relationship may be created, and a physician may be held liable for medical malpractice, where a physician is responsible for supervising a health-care professional such as a physician’s assistant, and the…