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This chapter is a personal reflection on the role of the physician as an expert witness in medical malpractice litigation. It looks at both the individual experience and professional obligations of the expert from both the medical and the legal perspectives. A number of practical suggestions for courtroom preparation and deportment are presented.
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- Expert witness
- courtroom strategy
- courtroom deportment
- cross-examination
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Mattison, J.A. (2005). The Physician As a Witness. In: Anderson, R.E. (eds) Medical Malpractice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-845-8_4
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