Awsienko v. Cohen

OPINION

KESSLER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs/Appellants Halina, Nina, and Oleg Awsienko (the “Awsienkos”) appeal the superior court’s summary judgments in favor of Defendants/Appellees David Hoelzinger, M.D. and Robert Steven Cohen, D.O. We affirm the judgment in favor of Dr. Hoelzinger. However, we reverse the judgment in favor of Dr. Cohen because we hold that pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (“AR.S.”) section 12-2604(A)(1) (Supp. 2010), an expert witness testifying against a board-certified specialist in a medical malpractice action need not be board-certified in the same specialty…