Burtman v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
In this medical malpractice action, we are asked to determine whether the plaintiffs primary care physician had any duty to supervise or override a course of treatment initiated by another physician actively treating the plaintiff. In this case, we find that the motion court erred in finding that the defendant, Elizabeth Beautyman, M.D., as primary care physician, had an independent duty to assess the plaintiffs condition and order *158diagnostic testing such as a biopsy. On the contrary, as set forth more fully below, case law supports the defendant’s position…
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