Annette and Kenneth Price sued physicians Mark S. Currie and J. Steven Johnson for medical malpractice and loss of consortium on November 25, 1998, contending that excessive radiation damaged a nerve in Mrs. Price’s arm, and that both doctors withheld their diagnosis of radiation damage until after the period of limitation had passed. The doctors answered and moved for summary judgment, which the trial court initially denied. After the Supreme Court reversed this court on the existence of the continuing treatment doctrine,1 the defendants renewed their motion for summary judgment, which the trial court subsequently granted. The Prices appeal, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm. The record in this case includes six depositions, from Mrs. Price, the two defendant doctors, two treating neurosurgeons, and an expert radiology oncologist. Mrs. Price contends that no one ever told her she had suffered a radiation injury to the brachial plexus nerve in her right arm, but rather hid that fact from her and allowed her to undergo useless neck surgery which did not improve her condition at all. She also contends that, because her doctors failed to disclose this diagnosis to her, the running of the statute of limitation should be tolled so that her claim of medical malpractice due to excessive radiation may be heard.
On appeal we review the trial court’s grant of summary judgment de novo to determine whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, demonstrates a genuine issue of material fact. Summary judgment is proper only when no issue of material fact exists and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Preferred Real Estate Equities v. Housing Systems , 248 Ga. App. 745 548 SE2d 646 2001.
