{"id":1762,"date":"2016-07-14T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=943"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:39:25","slug":"expert-witness-medical-malpractice-claim-may-testify-even-board-certification-expired-court-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/expert-witness-medical-malpractice-claim-may-testify-even-board-certification-expired-court-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Claim May Testify Even if Board Certification is Expired, Court Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent case<\/a>, a man filed a medical malpractice claim for an allegedly negligent surgery after the procedure left him with a fractured\u00a0ankle. The man broke his ankle while repairing his truck and had to undergo surgery as a result. Soon afterward, the man underwent an additional surgery, allegedly because the initial surgery failed to properly attach the fractured pieces. The patient filed a claim against the initial surgeon, alleging that the surgeon negligently performed the surgery and the post-surgical care.<\/p>\n

Under that state\u2019s law, expert witnesses are required to be board-certified to provide testimony in a medical malpractice claim. The plaintiff sought to present an expert witness who was board-certified at the time of the alleged malpractice. However, the expert witness\u2019 certification had since expired, and the defendant argued that an expert witness must be board-certified at the time he testifies to be qualified. That state\u2019s supreme court found that a witness\u2019 board certification is based on the board certification status at the time of the alleged malpractice rather than at the time of testimony. Therefore, the testimony was permissible.<\/p>\n

Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medical malpractice claims arise when a patient receives negligent medical care. In general, the plaintiff has to show that the provider failed to conform to an established standard of care by providing expert testimony. The use of expert testimony is required because jurors normally are not skilled in the practice of medicine, and it usually is not clear to a layperson whether or not the professional breached the standard of care. Notwithstanding this requirement, expert testimony may not be required if the negligent conduct or treatment is so obvious that even a layperson can recognize it.<\/p>\n

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