{"id":3026,"date":"2020-11-25T20:12:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T01:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2020-11-25T20:12:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T01:12:46","slug":"internal-medicine-physician-should-have-been-granted-summary-judgment-in-medical-malpractice-case-says-new-york-appellate-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/internal-medicine-physician-should-have-been-granted-summary-judgment-in-medical-malpractice-case-says-new-york-appellate-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Medicine Physician Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice Case, Says New York Appellate Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not every physician or healthcare provider is held to the same standard of care. For instance, in a Syracuse medical malpractice case, a doctor specializing in internal medicine is not necessarily expected to have the same knowledge or skill as one who works primarily in the field of physical therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, if a patient who is treated by both professionals is injured by an act of negligence, it is quite possible that a medical malpractice case will only reach trial as to one of the healthcare workers. It often comes down to a question of which specialist was responsible for the area of the body or the type of care that led to the harm about which the plaintiff complains.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are some circumstances in which several different medical professionals could be potentially liable to a patient. Each case is unique and must be determined on its own particular facts.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/internal-medicine-physician-should-have-been-granted-summary-judgment-in-medical-malpractice-case-says-new-york-appellate-court\/#more-3026\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not every physician or healthcare provider is held to the same standard of care. For instance, in a Syracuse medical malpractice case, a doctor specializing in internal medicine is not necessarily expected to have the same knowledge or skill as one who works primarily in the field of physical therapy. 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