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 Case study: Periodontitis
In this case study Mr Antony Visocchi, Dental Surgeon, discusses a case of chronic periodontitis, a common disease and the cause of many claims involving dentists. In this associated article he explores the condition and the circumstances that…
Categories : Case Studies, Dentistry
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
Read more An opportunity to meet our experts
Our annual complimentary medico legal seminar at Morton's Club, Berkeley Square, London was held on 20th June. It was a great opportunity to meet and hear from all of our experts, network and enjoy some great…
Read more The use of surveillance in personal injury cases
Dr Chris Jenner In this article Dr Chris Jenner discusses the use of surveillance in personal injury cases. Covert surveillance is increasingly used by defendants where a claim involves ongoing pain without an apparent organic…
Read more Is admission to intensive care always the right answer?
A key part of life as a doctor in any discipline involves assessing a situation and deciding on the right course of action – in many specialties this involves considering whether a treatment can make…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more We're changing our name to Medicolegal Partners
On 1st April, we change our name to Medicolegal Partners and launch our refreshed website and changing our logo.The new name better reflects the inclusive partnership we have with our experts and our client values. The…
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