It is important to be able to read the x-rays that show the baby’s injuries when deposing experts and when showing the injuries to the jury. on. These children may also require gastroenterology care if they are unable to feed themselves and require feeding through a tube. Physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians often provide therapy to reduce spasm and increase musculoskeletal health. Next, contacting an experienced birth injury attorney is important in order to obtain information and evidence that may be required later to establish medical negligence. Keeping track of all doctor visits, medical bills and costs for all of the special needs of the child is very important. Only after a full evaluation of the medical information and careful planning can a birth injury lawsuit be brought. In what ways do your qualifications as both a Board-Certified Radiologist and an Attorney leave you well-placed to advise on matters concerning birth injuries? Birth injuries often require evaluation of radiological imaging, such as ultrasounds, CT scans and MRI scans. Understanding the legal implications of the findings on these imaging studies provides a distinct advantage in litigating these cases. Detailed medical knowledge of what the images show is important when deposing defense experts, as well as in our cross-examination of the defendant/medical practitioner. It is important to be able to read the x-rays that show the baby’s injuries when deposing experts and when showing the injuries to the jury. How do these skills inform your approach to medical malpractice law? Being experienced in both medicine and law allows me to build a firm scientific and medical foundation for our cases, without which no lawsuit can succeed no matter how talented the attorney. That is my first task. Once a case has a strong medical basis, it must then go through the discovery process where depositions of physicians and medical experts require someone who is able to competently question the defense medical experts to debunk their attempts at undermining an otherwise proper case. EXPERT INSIGHT 53 About Armand Leone Armand Leone is a partner and head of the medical malpractice practice at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, bringing his medical background as a BboardCertified Diagnostic Radiologist to his practice as an attorney. A Fellow of the College of Legal Medicine and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine with experience working with multiple medical experts in complex cases, he has been honoured by New Jersey Law Journal as an ‘Unsung Hero’ at its 2020 “New Jersey Legal Awards.” About Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC is a law firm specialising in personal injury and medical malpractice matters, with offices in Glen Rock and Morristown, New Jersey. The firm is focused on such matters as serious/catastrophic injury, birth injury, vehicular accidents, product liability, nursing home negligence, wrongful death and defective drugs and medical devices. Contact Armand Leone, MD, Esq., Partner Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC 175 Rock Road, Suite 4, Glen Rock, NJ 07452, USA Tel: +1 201-444-1644 E: Armand@blsattorneys.com www.medmalnj.com
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