By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq.
Introduction
If you are thinking about becoming a urologist expert witness you might wonder what types of cases a urology expert witness may be asked to work on. Below are 15 example cases where a urologist might be needed as an expert witness.
Examples of cases where urologists might serve as an expert witness:
- Medical malpractice causation and standard of care opinions arising from ureteral injury after a colon resection.
- Causation in a personal injury motor vehicle accident case in a person who claimed he became incontinent as a result of the accident.
- Medical malpractice causation where urinary retention post epidural for labor was alleged.
- Product liability action against a manufacturer of a medical device or drug used by urologists which was alleged to cause infections.
- Medical malpractice claim alleging that the defendant urologist prescribed an inappropriate antibiotic.
- Causation in a slip and fall case – which symptoms are related to the fall and which are related to pre-existing kidney cancer?
- Allegation of medical malpractice arising from a bladder puncture during a procedure.
- Motor vehicle accident causation opinion where the plaintiff claimed incontinence as a result of the accident.
- Medical malpractice claim alleging infection after a partial nephrectomy.
- Medical malpractice claim alleging failure to timely diagnose a ureter damaged during surgery.
- Medical malpractice case alleging improperly recommending a patient for prostate surgery.
- Medical malpractice allegation stemming from a catheter balloon being inflated in the penis instead of the bladder.
- Damages and causation personal injury opinions for plaintiff with alleged injury to testes who claims infertility and erectile dysfunction.
- Medical malpractice claim alleging inability to perform sexually after a prostate procedure.
- Personal injury tort involving sexual transmission of an infectious disease.
Conclusion
Expert witness work for urologists typically pays $600+/hour and can involve a variety of issues. Urologist expert witnesses may be asked to opine on subjects including medical malpractice standard of care, medical malpractice causation, personal injury causation, personal injury damages, and products liability.
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About the Author
James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., is a Principal of SEAK, Inc – The Expert Witness Training Company. SEAK helps experts get started, teaches experts how to excel at their work and helps experts obtain case assignments. Jim has trained many thousands of expert witnesses including numerous urology expert witnesses. He has been retained to train experts for the FBI, SEC, IRS, DoD as well as leading firms, corporations, and professional associations. He is the co-founder of SEAK’s National Directory of Expert Witnesses, the #1 rated expert witness directory. Jim can be reached at 978-276-1234 or jim@seak.com. For more information on SEAK, Inc. – The Expert Witness Training Company, visit www.testifyingtraining.com