Elizabeth Keiser, MD Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Stanford & MD Anderson Trained Dermatopathologist

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: BetaMD
  • Phone: (619) 800-8744
  • Cell: (619) 800-8744
  • Website: BetaMD.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Anatomic Pathology and Dermatopathology

Keywords/Search Terms:

Melanoma, Artificial intelligence, Non-melanoma skin cancer, Digital pathology, Skin cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, Perineural invasion, Adnexal carcinoma, MOHS slides, Prostate cancer, Nevus, Metastatic disease, Soft tissue, Immunohistochemistry, Machine learning

Education:

MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD); Anatomic Pathology, UC San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF); Surgical Pathology Fellowship , Stanford School of Medicine ; Dermatopathology Fellowship, MD Anderson

Years in Practice:

10

Additional Information

Dr. Elizabeth Keiser is a Stanford, UCSF, and MD Anderson-trained board certified anatomic pathologist with subspecialty board certification in dermatopathology (skin pathology). With over a decade of experience, she specializes in the microscopic diagnosis of skin cancers, including melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous & basal cell carcinoma), adnexal carcinomas, Merkel cell carcinoma, and rare skin tumors. She's experienced in high-volume caseloads, analyzing over 35,000 anatomic pathology cases in residency and triaging up to 900 slides per day in fellowship. She trained in a top-tier dermatopathology department, reviewing 100,000+ skin pathology cases annually, including 2,000+ complex melanocytic referrals. Dr. Keiser has extensive experience with cases from major national labs, private practices, hospital systems, and federal medical centers, making her a trusted expert witness for complex dermatopathology cases. She provides objective and unbiased expert analysis, strategic case consultation, visual aids and courtroom exhibits, legal strategy development support, medical records summaries and case review, pre-trial preparation, and deposition coaching. · Affidavit · Adnexal carcinoma · AJCC staging · Anatomic pathology · Artificial intelligence · Basal cell carcinoma · Biopsy · Board certified · Breslow depth · Cancer of unknown origin · Clinical trials · Connective tissue disease · Cutaneous oncology · Dermatopathology · Digital pathology · Eczema · Excision · Expert witness · Expert witness testimony · Guidelines · Histopathology · Immunohistochemistry · Immunotherapy · Independent · Independent medical review · Licensed · Legal strategy development support · Lymphovascular invasion · Machine learning · Medical records summaries and case review · Melanoma · Merkel cell carcinoma · Miscommunication · Misdiagnosis · Misinterpretation · MOHS surgery pathology consultation · Objective and unbiased expert analysis · Pathology lab · Perineural invasion · Pigmented melanocytic lesions and dysplastic nevi · Pre-trial preparation and deposition coaching · Psoriasis · Recurrence · Reporting errors · Second opinion · Soft tissue tumors · Squamous cell carcinoma · Standard of care · Strategic case consultation · Tissue sample handling and chain of custody · Visual aids and courtroom exhibits