Howard K. Steinman, M.D.
Expert Witness Services:
Dermatology, Mohs Surgery & Skin Cancer 

Howard K. Steinman, M.D., serves as an independent dermatology expert witness and maintains a comprehensive medicolegal practice spanning the full spectrum of dermatology and dermatologic surgery. Since 2000, he has been retained in more than 75 cases, and his caseload is balanced, with 66% plaintiff and 34% defense. He is experienced in providing verbal testimony, having participated in thirteen depositions and nine trial testimonies. 

CORE EXPERTISE AND MEDICOLEGAL AREA FOCUS

• Dr. Steinman evaluates issues regarding the standard of care, medical negligence, causation, and clinical damages. His primary forensic case experience focuses on litigation involving:
  Cutaneous Oncology Malpractice: Delayed diagnosis, incorrect staging, incomplete or improper excision, and wrong-site surgery involving melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma.
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery Disputes: Complex procedural complications, tumor recurrences, and post-operative wound management disputes.
• Procedural and Cosmetic Adverse Outcomes: Complications arising from skin flaps and grafts, lasers, chemical peels, therapy-induced or environmental burns, and toxic chemical exposures.
• Civil and Criminal Assessments: Objective dermatologic assessments for personal injury, civil litigation, and criminal defense matters.