Dr Martin Stotz

Dr Martin Stotz

Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia

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Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia

Expert Witness training completed 
Completed Cardiff University LLM medico legal degree – Legal Aspects of Medical Practice
Experienced medicolegal expert 


Dr Martin Stotz can provide expert opinion on a range of cases relating to most aspects of anaesthesia, the care and management of patients pre, during and post operatively, and the clinical management of critically ill patients.  

Dr Stotz is Airway Lead at St Mary’s Hospital, London and can provide expert opinion on complications related to airway management in ICU.

Dr Stotz is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at St Mary’s Hospital in London, where he leads a multi-disciplinary team. St Mary’s Hospital, as part of Imperial College NHS Trust, is a major trauma centre and a tertiary vascular referral centre.  

Dr Stotz completed his medical training at the Medical School of the University of Basel, Switzerland. He obtained his medical degree in 1993 and became an MD in 1997. His postgraduate training in anaesthesia was in Switzerland (Lucerne and Basel) and postgraduate training in intensive care in Switzerland and the UK (Basel, Geneva, and UCLH).  

Dr Stotz speaks English, French and German. 

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No face-to-face consultations required for intensive care reports.

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A medicolegal perspective on anaesthesia

by Dr Martin Stotz, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia is one of the largest and most wide-ranging medical specialties, and it is used in some form in around two-thirds of all hospital patients. It is generally a very safe procedure, and the risk of adverse events is low. Furthermore, many of the complications that do occur are minor and temporary in nature. However, a small proportion result in permanent harm or […]

Defending medicolegal cases relating to Intensive Care Unit acquired infections 

A hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is any infection that is not clinically manifest or incubating at the time of admission. Conventionally, infections that become evident within 48 hours of admission are deemed to be community-acquired, while those that appear later, unless there is clear evidence of their existence at admission, are classified as hospital-acquired.   HAIs are common, affecting around 6.5% of patients, with a higher prevalence in […]

The medicolegal challenges of post-operative care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The four key elements of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery multimodal approach are comprehensive preoperative evaluation of the patient, optimum anaesthesia and minimally invasive surgery with the aim of reducing patient response to surgical stress, adequate postoperative management of symptoms such as pain to allow early mobilisation, and prompt reintroduction of an adequate diet.