Episode 117: How to Get Started in Medical Expert Consulting with Dr. Amy Fogelman

 Are you looking for a fantastic side gig while doing medical practice? Join Andrew Tisser and Dr. Amy Fogelman as they discuss how to get started in medical expert consulting. Dr. Amy Fogelman owns a company that matches lawyers with the right medical experts for their cases. She shares that a medical expert acts as an educator and should remain unbiased no matter which side hired them. She believes that the keys to getting cases are confidence and doing an excellent job. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, you will learn:

• How did she get started in the expert witness world?
• Can any specialty do expert witness work?
• The goal of being an expert witness
• Her course on performing medical expert work
• The type of physician that should not get involved in this kind of work
• Tips for early career physicians

Today’s Guest

About Dr. Amy Fogelman:

Amy G. Fogelman, MD is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with 17 years of experience seeing patients at ambulatory practices in the Boston area. She graduated with a BA in Biology from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and MD from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her Internship and Residency at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a Chief Residency in Primary Care at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Roxbury. She has been awarded prizes in clinical excellence and leadership at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Amy’s career has been notable for her advocacy efforts. She was the Executive Director of Communications for the COVID-19 Action Coalition of Massachusetts. She now serves on the Board of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter. Amy also volunteers as a Member for the Juvenile Substance Abuse and Mental Health Task Force at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office. Amy also serves in several leadership positions at the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Amy is an educator who can communicate about complex medical-legal issues in easy to understand terms. She loves teaching patients, trainees, attorneys, juries and other Medical Experts. She sees patients at Fenway Health in Boston.

Connect with Dr. Amy Fogelman:

Website : https://amyfogelmanmd.com/

                https://medlawconsulting.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyfogelmanmd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyfogelmanmd/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyfogelmanmd/?hl=en

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