Qualifications

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MB ChB Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery Bristol, 1977

F.R.C.S.Ed Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Edinburgh, 1982

F.R.C.E.M. Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine London, 1994

F.A.E. Fellow of the Academy of Experts London 2002

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Current Appointment

Consultant in Accident & Emergency, Northwick Park Hospital London 2016 to date

 

Previous appointments

Consultant in Accident & Emergency, Leeds General Infirmary 1993 - 2004

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Accident & Emergency, University of Leeds 1990 - 2012

Honorary Consultant in Accident & Emergency, University College Hospital London 2008 - 2016

 

Consultant Experience - clinical

• Routine Accident & Emergency Care

• Major Trauma

• Resuscitation

• Standard setting for care

• Supervision of Minor Injury Unit

• Hand injury service for hospital

 

Medicolegal training

Training course on report writing London, 1995

Training course on presentation in court Leeds, 1996

Seminar on new Civil Procedure Rules April 1999 (Leeds), May 1999 (London)

AvMA conferences 1996 to 2019

Expert Witness conferences 1999 to 2019

APIL conferences 1999 to 2019

 

Medicolegal Experience

Personal Injury reports prepared - over 6000 - over a ten year period

Criminal Court - reports on injuries due to assault - over 30

Medical Negligence reports - over 500

 

Attendances at court:

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Magistrates court - 2

County court - 8

Crown court - 6

Coroners court - 6

 

Additional Information

Past Examiner Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Past Vice President Leeds & West Riding Medicolegal Society

Past Vice Chairman Academy of Experts

Member, Expert Witness Institute

Registered Law Society Directory of Experts/UK Register of Experts

Invited Lecturer to APIL

 

Specific medico-legal expertise

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• Accident & Emergency Medicine

• Trauma

• Hand and upper limb trauma

• All forms of Personal injury

• Neonatal circumcision