What is the standard of care for a specialist surgeon?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lewgood v Cuddington, 2011 SKQB 175 (CanLII):
The standard of care for a specialist, such as a surgeon, is somewhat higher than for a generalist. In Wilson v. Swanson, 1956 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1956] S.C.R. 804, 5 D.L.R. (2d) 113 at page 119-120 Rand, J. stated: What the surgeon by his ordinary engagement undertakes with the patient is that he possesses the skill, knowledge and judgment of the generality or average of the special group or class of technicians to which he belongs and will faithfully exercise them.
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