What to do when physicians get subpoenaed as witnesses: A forensic pathologist explains

<p>"You’re a clinician. You had a patient die under your care, and now your hospital is being sued. You are not named in the lawsuit, but you are being asked to give a deposition. How much of your time is this going to take? If some lawyer sends you thousands of pages to review before scheduling multiple phone calls and prep sessions and, finally, a deposition under oath … what do you say? What is your obligation to testify in court as a scientific expert?"</p> <p><a href="http://www.pathologyexpert.com/drjudymelinek/" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Judy Melinek</a> is a forensic pathologist and CEO, <a href= "http://www.pathologyexpert.com/" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">PathologyExpert Inc.</a></p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/07/what-to-do-when-physicians-get-subpoenaed-as-witnesses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to do when physicians get subpoenaed as witnesses</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/07/what-to-do-when-physicians-get-subpoenaed-as-witnesses.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/07/what-to-do-when-physicians-get-subpoenaed-as-witnesses.html</a>)</p>