Expert witness testimony: The problem and recommendations for oversight and reform

Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-278

  McHenry, Christopher R ^a,e   Biffl, Walter L ^b   Chapman, William C ^c   Spain, David A ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDECTIN;

BIRTH DEFECT; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; COMPETENCE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EXPERT WITNESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; LICENCE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEGLIGENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

EID: 14644400417     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

References (25)

1. Society of University Surgeons. SUS statement on: expert witnesses. Available at: http://www.susweb.org/governance.asp. Accessed October 8, 2004.
2. E. Amon Jr., and H.N. Winn Review of the professional medical liability insurance crisis: lessons from Missouri Am J Obstet Gynecol 190 2004 1534 1540
3. AMA Survey shows patients losing access to care [press release] April 3, 2003 American Medical Association Chicago
4. D.M. Greenberg, and L.I. Hochheiser Family practice residents' decision making regarding future practice of obstetrics J Am Board Fam Pract 7 1994 25 30
5. E.E. Bartlett Risk management and medical technology: the case of obstetrical malpractice J Health Risk Manag 13 1993 9 13
6. M.I. Weintraub Medical-legal issues facing neurologists: expert witness testimony Neurol Clin 17 1999 363 369
7. M. Gorney Expert witnesses caught in a moral and ethical dilemma Am Coll Surgeons Bull 88 2003 12 14
8. Pub L No. 93-595, 88 Stat 1926, 1975.
9. Frye v United States, 293 F 1013 (DC Cir 1923).
10. Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 509 US 579, 593-7 (1993).
11. H.R. Beresford Neurologist as expert witness Neurol Clin 10 1992 1059 1071
12. G.N. McAbee Improper expert medical testimony. Existing and proposed mechanisms of oversight J Leg Med 19 1998 257 272
13. C.M. Kunin The expert witness in medical practice litigation Ann Intern Med 100 1984 139 143
14. Committee on Medical Liability/American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for expert witness testimony in medical liability cases J Ped 94 1994 755 756
15. A. Safran, B. Skydell, and S. Ropper Expert witness testimony in neurology: Massachusetts experience 1980-1990 Neurol Chronicle 2 1992 1 6
16. P. Tugwell, G. Wells, J. Peterson, and V. Welch Do silicone breast implants cause rheumatologic disorders Arthritis Rheum 44 2001 2477 2484
17. M. Angell Do breast implants cause systemic disease? Science in the courtroom N Eng J Med 330 1994 1748 1749
18. P.W. Huber Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom 1991 Basic Books New York
19. American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for expert witness testimony J Ped 83 1989 312 313
20. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Qualifications and guidelines for orthopedic expert witness. Available at: http://www.aaos.org/wordhtm/papers/ advistmt/1006.htm. Accessed January 23, 2004.
21. American Academy of Neurology. Qualifications and guidelines for the physician expert witness. Available at: http://www.com/about/ethics/expwit.pdf. Accessed January 23, 2004.
22. R.L. Rovit, and C. Hauber The expert witness: some observations and a response from neurosurgeons Am Coll Surg Bull 74 1989 10 16
23. American College of Surgeons Statement on the physician activity as an expert witness Bull Am Coll Surg 89 2004 22 23
24. NY Civ Prac L and R. 3101(d), McKinney 1996.
25. Donald C. Austin, MD v American Association of Neurological Society, 253 F3d 967 (7th Cir Ill 2001).