Medico Legal Expert Witnesses in California

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Medico-legal expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including personal injury law, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, disability determination, and elder law. Some of the most common medico-legal expert witness specialties also include forensic medicine, psychiatry, toxicology, pathology, and neurology. They can opine on the effects of medical negligence, physical trauma, mental health issues, substance abuse impacts, and the validity of disability claims.

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Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MDView profile

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Dr. Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MD

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California

Dr. Manuel L. Saint Martin has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Law. He earned his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and his JD from Southwestern Law School. After completing an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went on to complete a Residency in Psychiatry at LAC+USC...

Medico Legal Expert Witness FAQs

A Medico Legal expert witness is a medical professional who provides testimony or informed opinions in legal cases involving medical matters, such as malpractice, personal injury, or healthcare law.

They can handle a wide range of cases including medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, and workers' compensation among others.

Yes, there are many subspecialties. These include but are not limited to psychiatry, neurology, orthopedics, cardiology, and more depending on the specifics of the case.

They can review medical records, provide an opinion on standard of care issues, causation, and damages. Their expertise can be crucial in establishing negligence.

Each medical specialty has unique standards of care. An expert with specific experience can provide accurate insight into whether these standards were met or breached.

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