MOORE v. BAKER

No. 91-8944.

989 F.2d 1129 (1993)

Judith MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roy BAKER; Neurological Institute of Savannah, P.C. and Memorial Medical Center, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian H. Toporek, Savannah, GA, for plaintiff-appellant.

William P. Franklin, Jr., Wendy Woods Williamson, Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, GA, for defendants-appellees.

Before ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, MORGAN and JOHNSON, Senior Circuit Judges.


MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant contends that her doctor violated Georgia's informed consent law by failing to advise her that ethylene diamine tetra acetic acide chelation (EDTA) therapy was available as an alternative to surgery. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants/appellees on the ground that EDTA therapy is not a "generally recognized or accepted" alternative treatment for coronary surgery. We AFFIRM.

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