title: Should I testify for a patient?
abstract: Many physicians are reluctant to serve in the role of expert witness in a suit whose defendant is a physician. However, by fulfilling this role in an objective, professional manner, the physician-witness can act in the best interest of both patients and the medical community.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appleton
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*