Herschel R. Lessin MD - Medical and nursing expert witness

Based inPoughkeepsie, New York

Main fieldMedical and nursing

Areas of expertise11 listed

About Herschel R. Lessin MD

Dr. Lessin is a Stanford/Yale trained actively practicing Pediatrician for more than 32 years and for more than 28 years has served as a General Pediatric Expert for both Plaintiff and Defense including case review, deposition, and trial. He is an assistant clinical professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and an American Academy of Pediatrics National Policy author and reviewer. He provides practical, accurate, and unbiased opinions based solely on the merits of the case and will travel nationally if needed.

Services

Herschel R. Lessin MD deals in all aspects of litigation support for pediatric medical malpractice cases. This includes case review, deposition and trial appearances. Also includes advising on deposition and trial questions, reports, and literature review. Dr. Lessin appears for both Plaintiff and Defense throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. His detailed evaluations are based solely on the facts of the case and he will provide an honest opinion, based solely on the case materials, as to the merits of the case.

Litigation Support Services

Herschel R. Lessin MD provides medical opinions of merit in Pediatric Medical Malpractice cases. Available for case review, deposition and trial testimony. Available for travel anywhere in US and Puerto Rico.

Areas of Expertise

General Pediatrics
Health Care Plans
HMO
Managed Care Plans

Medical
Medical Malpractice
Medical Review
Medical-Legal Issues

Pediatric Malpractice
Pediatrics
Standard of Care

Profile

Dr. Herschel Lessin has been a full-time practicing Pediatrician since 1982 and has served as an expert witness in Pediatric malpractice litigation since 1987, working for both plaintiff and defense. Trained at Stanford and Yale, Dr. Lessin has experience in case review as well as both deposition and trial testimony. He a founding member and Vice President of one of the larger single specialty Pediatric practices in the United States, The Children's Medical Group, PLLC, with 9 offices and 24 practitioners in NY's Hudson Valley (www.childrensmedgroup.com). He is an assistant clinical professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College. His daily practice includes children from birth through college age encompassing both outpatient and hospital care.

Dr. Lessin is active on a national policy level, having been co-lead author on several national American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements and technical reports, as well as being a member of the authoring committee on several others. He has reviewed a majority of AAP policy statements from the perspective of a practicing community Pediatrician and has made comments for possible revision as needed.

Dr. Lessin provides honest opinions based solely on the facts of the case materials reviewed and without regard to the position of retaining counsel. He is experienced in case review and will appear as a testifying expert at both deposition and trial. He is willing to travel if required.

Dr. Lessin has had broad media experience, hosting medical spots on radio, TV, and online. In addition, he has authored a biweekly column for a regional newspaper on parenting and general pediatrics. He has appeared on regional radio providing advice, both prerecorded and live call in, concerning Pediatric care.

In addition to his Pediatric expertise, Dr. Lessin has extensive experience and involvement in all aspects of Managed Care. He was a founder, and for 12 years, was Chairman of a 2000 physician IPA that contracted with Managed Care organizations and covered over 150,000 lives. He is a Certified Managed Care Executive through America's Health Insurance Plans, the Managed care trade organization. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of two not for profit health insurance companies with more than 650,000 covered lives.