Zaragoza

Filed 1/31/25; Certified for Publication 2/27/25 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

SABRINA ZARAGOZA,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

A168100

v. NADIR ADAM, M.D., (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC21591784) Defendant and Respondent.

Plaintiff Sabrina Zaragoza appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Dr. Nadir Adam in this action for medical malpractice. Plaintiff contends Dr. Adam was not entitled to summary judgment because his medical expert failed to provide a reasoned explanation for his opinions that Dr. Adam did not negligently perform gallbladder removal surgery on plaintiff or cause her injuries. We agree and reverse the summary judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff was admitted to Mercy Medical Center Merced complaining of abdominal pain, and she was discharged the next day. She returned to the hospital three days later complaining of abdominal pain. A hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan indicated plaintiff had a bile leak. Dr. Satnam Uppal performed a procedure on plaintiff called an endoscopic retrograde…