A misdiagnosis attorney is a legal professional who specializes in cases where a patient has been incorrectly diagnosed with a condition by their physician. Misdiagnosis is the term which describes what happens when a physician fails to identify that an illness is present, diagnoses an illness to present when it is not, or gives the wrong diagnosis of an illness. Being the victim of a medical misdiagnosis may have serious consequences, for example it may lead to delays in getting appropriate treatment, which may be life-threatening in many cases such as cancer. Some patients may also undergo expensive, painful and stressful procedures only to discover that a diagnosis was incorrect and the treatment unnecessary. A misdiagnosis attorney has expertise specifically regarding what procedures should be followed by physicians and how misdiagnosis may equate to negligence and malpractice. They are also specialists in putting together claims which reflect the mental, physical and financial costs suffered by any patient as a result of misdiagnosis.