A podiatrist was fully qualified as an expert in the type of treatment rendered to the plaintiff. In full recognition of this fact, defendant, through counsel, consented to the designation of a podiatrist to the malpractice panel and fully presented defendant's case to the panel. "The concept of `peer review', as appellant employs the term, is not mandated by section 148-a of the Judiciary Law or by constitutional doctrines of equal protection." (Kletnieks v Brookhaven...
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