What happens when AI meets medical expert witness work?
In Episode 15 of The Expert Witness Playbook, host Dr. Brian Woodruff sits down with Dr. Josh Russell — emergency medicine and urgent care physician, healthcare executive, and strategic advisor to Experitas, a physician-led startup applying a human-AI hybrid model to medical-legal case review.
Josh shares nearly a decade of malpractice expert experience and a candid look at where AI is — and isn’t — ready to change this work. The conversation covers:
– Practical advice for physicians starting out as expert witnesses
– Why standard of care is the hardest problem for AI to crack (and where current tools fall short)
– How Experitas pairs AI-generated case summaries with specialty-specific physician reviewers to deliver preliminary merit assessments in days rather than weeks
– A new on-ramp for newer experts to break into the field through a meritocracy-driven platform
– Why “AI won’t replace every expert, but experts who use AI will replace those who don’t”
Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just starting to explore this work, this episode offers a clear-eyed view of how technology and physician expertise are converging to reshape medical-legal practice.
To learn more about Brian Woodruff, go to his personal website, Child Neurology Expert.
“The Expert Witness Playbook does not endorse the use of any AI tools. This episode is intended for informational purposes only and does not reflect the methodology used in Dr. Woodruff’s expert witness practice.”
