Dr. Hylton Lightman has earned his stellar reputation as a pediatrician, diagnostician and authority over thirty years of practicing medicine—first in his native South Africa and since the ’80’s in New York.
He sees patients in his role as the Medical Director of Total Family Care of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway.
It is always unfortunate when a medical matter ends up in court. Dr. Hylton Lightman is a frequently-called-upon expert witness who can make complex issues easy to understand for judges and juries. Calling upon his thirty plus years of international clinical experience, with a deep background in pediatrics, allergies and immunology, Dr. Lightman can help put the conflict and medical decisions into perspective.
Dr. Lightman has established a well-deserved reputation as the “doctor other doctors call” when a patient presents with symptoms that are not easily understood. With many decades of clinical experience across a wide variety of patient populations, Dr. Lightman can be the trusted second-opinion when something serious comes up, or help you figure out what the underlying issue may be and recommend effective treatment.
Dr. Hylton Lightman has a refreshing, accessible demeanor and style that makes him a natural for media appearances and public speaking. His deep medical experience is translated into a friendly style and he gets praise from even difficult-to-please teenagers when he talks about difficult topics like drugs and alcohol abuse.
Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a senior statesman amongst pediatricians, an internationally-recognized authority and diagnostician, a public speaker, expert witness and go-to resource for health issues in the Orthodox Jewish community. Read more.