Plaintiff-respondent Francisco Otero entered Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center on April 23, 1979 for the treatment of his left eye. Dr. Louis Pizzarello, a resident physician at the medical center, treated Otero. On April 24, 1979, Dr. Pizzarello performed corneal transplant surgery on Otero's left eye. Otero remained hospitalized until May 10, 1979 when he was discharged.
Otero claims that Dr. Pizzarello continued to treat him until approximately November 18,...
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