"Attending physician" means the physician who has been
selected by or assigned to the patient and who has assumed primary
responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient;
provided, however, that if the physician selected by or assigned
to the patient to provide [...]
"Attending physician" means the physician selected by or
assigned to a patient to have primary responsibility for the
treatment and care of the patient. Where more than one physician
share such responsibility, any such physician may act as the
attending physician [...]