The role of expert wi̇tness testi̇mony i̇n medi̇cal malprracti̇ce cases

The expert witness testimony plays an essential role in the litigation process. Courts rely on expert witness testimony in most civil and criminal cases to explain scientific matters that may not be understood by judges. Malpractice litigation proceedings begin to rise significiantly in our country recenntly. Courts and Judges can not distinguish malpractice cases from the compliciations without the medical expert's explanation of the acceptable treatment modalities and interpretation of medical facts. We here examined the issue of deciding between a medical complication and a medical error, the subject which has been frequently debated among doctors, at court trials and in media. According to the legislation laws in our country, medical expert testimony charge has been given to all physicians that are authorized in their profession. Forensic Medicine Institution, Superior Healt Council, Forensic Medicine Institudes and Universities currently serve as medical experts in our country. We focused on the some inaccurate, incomplete or unscientific expert testimony reports given by the Forensic Medicine Institution and Superior Healt Cuncil in medical malpractice law cases. The paper discusses the importance of reliable, objective, unbiased and scientific expert witness testimony in medical malpractices cases and stresses that expert witnesses should be unbiased conveyers of information. We made some recommendations in order to improve the quality of medical expert witnesss testimony in legal malpractice proceedings and thereby, achieve the much more fair, honest and equitable outcomes. We concluded that Both law and medicine are critical tools for improving health and well-being on a global level, and each profession is more effective when the two work together.