Opinion ID: 1161746
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Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Negligence of Dr. Hill

Text: In his deposition, Dr. Hill indicated that he did not remember whether he performed a microscopic analysis during his frozen section diagnosis. The pathology report does not contain a microscopic analysis of the frozen section. Appellant claims that Dr. Hill was negligent in either failing to perform a microscopic analysis of the frozen section or failing to record his findings in that regard. Dr. Garrett, appellant's expert pathologist, testified that when a pathologist does a frozen section he makes a slide and looks at it under the microscope. He further testified that the failure to dictate microscopic findings was a departure from the standard of care. In response, Dr. Hill contends that the appellant's injuries could not have been caused by his conduct because Dr. Feagin did not continue to rely on the frozen section diagnosis after Dr. Fogarty completed the more reliable permanent section diagnosis. We have already concluded that the extent of Dr. Feagin's continued reliance on Dr. Hill's frozen section diagnosis has not been conclusively determined. In addition, the possibility exists that, if Dr. Hill had performed a microscopic analysis and written down his findings, Dr. Fogarty might have been alerted to a potential problem and his diagnosis might have been affected. These questions present genuine issues of material fact.