Reviewed by David B. Mahoney, MD, MBE — board-certified family physician, hospitalist, and former residency program director.

A 72-hour written medical merit screen for plaintiff medical-malpractice attorneys.

Scope is outpatient medicine and hospitalist medicine only. Not surgery. Not obstetrics.

The memo covers:
• Standard of care
• Documentation gaps
• Causation
• What defense will attack

This is not legal advice and not patient care. Chart review is performed manually after payment and complete intake. You receive a written memo within 72 hours of complete records.

At checkout, provide firm name, case caption, defendant specialty, and how records will be sent.

Credentials
• American Board of Family Medicine
• MD, University of North Carolina
• Family Medicine Residency, University of Virginia
• Master of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
• BS Biology and English Literature, University of Notre Dame
• Active licensure: California and South Carolina
• Faculty: Medical University of South Carolina; Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

The full qualifications portfolio (PDF) is hosted on the Standard of Care Review website, with a download and on-page viewer on the landing page.