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PLAINTIFF’S EXPERT’S AFFIDAVIT IN THIS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION WAS NOT CONCLUSORY OR SPECULATIVE; THE AFFIDAVIT DEMONSTRATED THE EXPERT WAS QUALIFIED TO RENDER AN OPINION ON PROPER WOUND CARE; DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff’s expert’s affidavit should not have been rejected on the ground the expert was not qualified to give an opinion on proper wound care, or on the ground the affidavit was conclusory:

… [T]he plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact through the expert affirmation of Craig A. Nachbauer, a thoracic surgeon and Medical Director of the University of Vermont Health Network-CVPH Wound Center, who opined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the respondents departed from the accepted standard of care and that such departure resulted in decubitus ulcers and the disfigurement of the plaintiff’s knees … . … [T]he plaintiff’s expert raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the respondents failed to take appropriate measures to prevent the decubitus ulcers … , including allowing him to remain prone without turning or repositioning him for over 90 hours, without the use of pillows, foam, and gel pads to protect his hips or knees … .

… [T]he plaintiff’s expert established that his qualifications were sufficient to render an opinion as to the propriety of the wound care provided to the plaintiff in 2008 … . … [T]he plaintiff’s expert averred … that he had practiced surgery and wound care for approximately 30 years and that by virtue of his training and experience, he was fully familiar with the standards of accepted practice in the field of wound care, and with the responsibilities of hospital staff and physicians in the prevention and treatment of pressure/decubitus ulcers, as they existed in 2008. Cerrone v North Shore-Long Is. Jewish Health Sys., Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op 04593, Second Dept 8-4-21

 

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