Collado v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Schoenfeld, J.

Defendants, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and Dr. Lisa Park, move for summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3212 in this medical malpractice case. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants defendants’ motion and dismisses the complaint.

Background

Plaintiff was referred to Bellevue Hospital Eye Clinic by Dr. Stephen Oddo of Woodhull Hospital’s eye clinic in December 2007. Her first visit to Bellevue was on December 28, 2007. At that visit it was determined that Ms. Collado had a history of glaucoma and cataracts, that she had…