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MATTHIES v. MASTROMONACO

733 A.2d 456 (1999)

160 N.J. 26

Jean MATTHIES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Edward D. MASTROMONACO, D.O., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Greenberg, Philadelphia, for defendant-appellant (Greenberg Dauber & Epstein, attorneys; Mr. Greenberg and Michael H. Freeman, on the briefs).

Arthur J. Messineo, Jr., for plaintiff-respondent (Messineo & Messineo, attorneys; Nancy C. Ferro, Ridgewood, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

This appeal presents the question whether the doctrine of informed consent requires a physician to obtain the patient's consent before implementing a nonsurgical course of treatment. It questions also whether a physician, in addition to discussing with the patient treatment alternatives that the physician recommends, should discuss medically reasonable alternative courses of treatment that the physician does not...

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