Tompkins v. Bise

*40The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Patient filed a medical liability action against a medical doctor for alleged negligent treatment of a jaw injury. The jury found that the doctor was negligent and awarded damages. The medical doctor appealed the district court’s admission of the expert testimony of a dentist who performed similar operations but was not licensed as a medical doctor. The Court of Appeals found that K.S.A. 60-3412 requires that an expert witness in a medical malpractice action be licensed in the same profession in which the defendant health care provider is…