Wilborn v. Blake

Phipps, Judge.

Valerie Blake brought this medical malpractice action against Dr. Wesley Wilborn. The jury returned a verdict awarding Blake $133,750 in damages. Wilborn appeals the final judgment. The primary issue is whether the testimony of Blake’s expert witness was sufficient to support a finding of professional negligence. We hold that it was and affirm.

On Thursday, October 29, 1992, Blake was suffering from pain *654in her right index finger and sought treatment from Wilborn, a board-certified dermatologist. A week earlier Wilborn had attended a seminar where he had been presented with a…