AAP News Vol. 3 No. 10 October 1987, p. 7
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'Good guy' expert witness offers words of caution

Arnold Tanis M.D., FAAP

As an expert witness in a medical liability case, you are asked to evaluate the decisions and course of action of another pediatrician or family physician caring for a child. You need not be a subspecialist in order to serve.

Thus it was when I was asked by a young attorney in a firm that specializes in defending doctors in cases of alleged malpractice if I would review the records of a 5-year-old child whose parents were bringing suit. Basically the allegation was "failure to diagnose," in this case, appendicitis.