How Working at a Major Trauma Centre Helps Make for an Informed Surgeon when Assessing a Critically-Injured Patient
Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Expert Witness based at Kings College Hospital in London. He discusses how his experience working at a major trauma…
Read more The challenges of diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Dr Ramos-Galvez Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA is a Consultant in Pain Medicine and leading expert witness with a speciality in CRPS. In the second of his series of articles he discusses the challenges…
Read more From Bolam to Montgomery – the changing definition of clinical negligence
In this article we discuss the definition of clinical negligence, explaining the significance of the Bolam Test and the subsequent case law that now provides the framework for clinical negligence litigation. The inherent duty of care…
Categories : Articles, Thought Leadership
Read more The positive impact of trauma networks in the UK
Mr Ash Vasireddy Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Expert Witness based at Kings College Hospital in London. He discusses how trauma networks are helping improve…
Read more The medico legal challenges of gaining informed consent for spinal surgery
Mr Patrick McKenna In this article Mr McKenna, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, discusses the issues surrounding consent and specifically informed consent related to spinal surgery, an inherently complex surgical specialty. Consent is defined as obtaining agreement…
Categories : Articles, Spinal surgery
Read more An Introduction to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA Consultant in Pain Medicine and leading expert witness discusses the complexities that Complex Regional Pain presents to both the medical and legal profession. In this, the…
Read more Is the opioid crisis coming to the UK and what impact could it have on medical negligence claims?
Opioids are natural and synthetic substances that activate opioid neuroreceptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems and include morphine, codeine, fentanyl, tramadol, methadone, oxycodone and hydrocodone (1–3). Despite a lack of evidence of their…
Read more Orthopaedic trauma surgeon: expert witness credentials
Mr Ash Vasireddy is a full-time fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon at King’s College Hospital, which is one of the busiest major trauma centres in the U.K. He qualified at Guy’s, King’s & St. Thomas’ Medical…
Read more Chronic Periodontitis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Medico Legal Challenges
In this article Mr Antony Visocchi, dental surgeon, discusses chronic periodontitis, a common disease and the cause of many claims involving dentists. He explores the condition and the circumstances that can lead to cases of clinical negligence arising. …
Read more Not a "run of the mill" expert...
Mr Aswinkumar (Ash) Vasireddy BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS, has recently joined our team of medico legal experts in his capacity as Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon – and he is not a ‘run of the mill’…
Categories : Articles, Trauma and orthopaedics
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