Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Dr. Seiler is a board-certified cosmetic laser surgeon. After gaining national recognition as a prodigious provider in laser procedures, Dr. Seiler was appointed as the Executive Director of the ABLS. He subsequently went on to co-author multiple editions, including the current, of the ABLS examination text book and certification exams (written and oral). Most recently, Dr. Seiler co-authored the sixth chapter, Anesthesia in Laser Practice, in the “Textbook of Lasers in Dermatology.” As Executive Director, he currently serves as a trusted advisor and educator to ABLS members and non-members who seek expert training and higher education opportunities in the field. Dr. Seiler also works with state medical boards, health departments and laser safety societies in the U.S. and abroad to help create stronger safety and training regulations that govern practitioners who provide these procedures. Dr. Seiler has trained and examined practitioners in 11 countries in laser, injection and aesthetic procedures. He trains practitioners for Allergan—the maker of Botox, Juvederm, SkinMedica, Kybella and Latisse—and is one of the few expert trainers for the popular Vampire® procedures. Dr. Seiler has worked as an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense attorneys, and with state medical boards, in different types of laser, energy-based device and injection complication cases. These include medical malpractice cases, civil cases, and state medical board investigations. In many cases, Dr. Seiler is called to evaluate a patient complaint. These complaints usually are in regard to complications and/or burns from laser or other energy-based device procedures, or complications related to injectable treatments. Dr. Seiler’s work may range from simple review of documented material or providing an opinion to extensive case work, depositions and trial involvement. There is more extensive information about the services he can provide on the Expert Witness Page at www.seilerskin.com.