Medico-legal
Expert witness in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine
For solicitors and barristers who need an independent, clinically current opinion on breach of duty, causation or condition and prognosis. I am a practising consultant in the NHS and the independent sector, so my opinion reflects the standard of care as it is delivered today, not as it was when I last worked a shift.
Areas of expertise
Neuroanaesthesia & neurointensive care
Traumatic brain injury, raised intracranial pressure, neuroradiology including thrombectomy, and brain stem death determination. Published nationally on TBI monitoring and management.
Intensive care medicine
Sedation and its monitoring (Cochrane co-author), ventilation, and critical care capacity and staffing.
Anaesthesia & perioperative care
Preoperative assessment and optimisation, from current practice as Clinical Lead for Pre Assessment and a board member of the Preoperative Association; consent for anaesthesia (international survey co-author), airway management and perioperative risk.
How I work
- Reports prepared in accordance with CPR Part 35 and its Practice Direction; my overriding duty is to the court.
- Instructed by solicitors in clinical negligence matters.
- Conflict check before acceptance, including any connection with my own Trust.
- Agreed timescales, confirmed in writing at instruction.
- Fee schedule and terms of engagement on request.
Credentials
- Consultant in neuroanaesthesia and intensive care since 2008; doctor since 1996.
- FRCA (2004), FFICM (2011).
- Legal and Ethics Committee, Royal College of Anaesthetists; committee member, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
- 21 peer-reviewed publications, including a Cochrane review.
- GMC registration details are provided with my CV on request.
Instructing an expert?
Send a short summary of the case, the parties involved (for my conflict check) and your timescale. I will reply to confirm whether I can accept, and on what timetable.