Opinion
May 27, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Satterfield, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The evidence submitted by the defendant in support of his motion for summary judgment established a prima facie case that his treatment of the plaintiff was not negligent. The burden then shifted to the plaintiff to demonstrate the existence of a triable issue of fact (see, Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320; Kramer v. Rosenthal, 224 A.D.2d 392). The plaintiff met this burden by submitting an affidavit from her medical expert which included specific findings and conclusions tending to establish the essential elements of medical malpractice (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., supra; Taylor v. St. Vincent's Med. Ctr., 236 A.D.2d 461). Accordingly, the defendant's motion was properly denied.
O'Brien, J.P., Goldstein, McGinity and Luciano, JJ., concur.