Judge: Cardiologist’s Lack Of Holistic Training Does Not Bar Testimony

Mealey's (December 5, 2016, 12:02 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A cardiologist’s proposed testimony about the appropriateness of diagnoses and treatment by a doctor accused of health care fraud is reliable and relevant under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (509 U.S. 579, 597 [1993]), a federal judge in New Mexico ruled Dec. 1, finding that the proffered expert’s lack of training in holistic medicine does not adversely affect his methodology (United States of America v. Roy Heilbron, No. 15-CR-2030, D. N.M.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166211)....