Handling Urology Cases (Medical Malpractice Series) [Paperback]

William J. Morton (Author)

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From the Publisher

A board certified urologist and a practicing attorney, Morton provides a complete overview of the urology medical malpractice case from the plaintiff and defense perspective. Explains the specialty, standards for practitioners and urologic anatomy and physiology. Details surgical procedures, common complications, testing, and diagnostic instruments and treatments. Contains sample discovery documents as well as advice on all aspects of case preparation and trial.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business Publishers (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471128848
• ISBN-13: 978-0471128847
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

More About the Author

William J. Morton, MD, JD, is a board certified Urological Surgeon who practiced in Alanta, Georgia for thirty years. He is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine and did his post graduate Urology training at the Emory-Grady Residency Program in Atlanta. He has served on numerous hospital committees and has published over two dozen articles in medical journals.
Dr. Morton received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1985 from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta and has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since that time. He has taught courses, written papers and made presentations on medicolegal topics throughout the United States. He is a part-time Magistrate Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia.
Dr. Morton served as a Medical Officer in the U.S. Air Force and has private and commercial pilot and U.S. Coast Guard captain licenses. He has wide interests in history, astronomy, ornithology and photography and has already started doing research on his next book, a biography of Andrew Ellicott.
Bill and his wife, Monna, both passionate about fly fishing, live in Atlanta and Ennis, Montana.