If you've recently been left with a serious injury due to what you believe is surgical malpractice, you may be wondering about your next steps. For many, this can include a legal claim against your treating surgeon (or his or her employing hospital) for medical malpractice. However, if you discover your injury was due not to the carelessness of a practicing surgeon, but a surgical resident, may your claim proceed, or are you instead reduced to suing the surgeon for failure to adequately supervise?