Howard v. University of Medicine & Dentistry

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

LaVECCHIA, J.

In this appeal we consider what causes of action will lie when a plaintiff contends that a physician misrepresented his credentials and experience at the time he obtained the plaintiffs consent to surgery.

I

Plaintiff, Joseph Howard, came under the care of defendant, Dr. Robert Heary, in February 1997 for neck pain and related complaints. He had a history of cervical spine disease. Following a car accident in 1991, he was diagnosed with spondyliosis, with spinal cord compression extending from the C3 to C7 cervical discs. According to…