Anderson v. McAfoos

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

The main issue accepted for review is whether, under requirements imposed by the General Assembly, a pathologist was competent to testify as an expert witness regarding the standard of care in a medical malpractice action asserted against a board-certified general surgeon. We also consider whether the defendant-surgeon’s objection to testimony from the pathologist should have been deemed waived, since it was first asserted at trial, rather than by way of an earlier motion.

In the fall of 2001, Mildred L. Anderson manifested adverse health symptoms, and she sought…