DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the plaintiff's contention, the cause of action predicated on lack of informed consent regarding the surgery the defendant performed on her on April 27, 1990, was properly dismissed inasmuch as she failed to adduce expert medical testimony in support of the alleged qualitative insufficiency of the consent ( see, CPLR 4401-a; Gonzalez v. Moscarella, 142 A.D.2d 550).
Moreover, the court's conduct was evenhanded and nonprejudicial ( see, Rivera v. Time Warner Cable of N.Y., 228 A.D.2d 661).
The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.