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  • Dr Kieran Hogarth

    Consultant Neuroradiologist

    Dr Hogarth provides reports for cases involving adult and paediatric neuroimaging and has experience attending court.

  • Dr Priscilla Kent

    Consultant Psychiatrist

    Dr Kent is clinical lead for a Community Mental Health Team in London, where she treats patients with severe mental illness.

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  • Dr Rishi Khanna

    Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management

    Dr Khanna is clinical lead for Pain Management. He specialises in spinal, abdominopelvic and neuropathic pain.

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  • Expert Witness Dr Chris Jenner

    Dr Christopher Jenner

    Consultant in Pain Medicine

    Dr Jenner has been providing medicolegal reports for complex pain cases since 2005 and has extensive courtroom experience.

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  • Mr Patrick McKenna

    Mr Patrick McKenna

    Consultant Spinal Surgeon

    Mr McKenna is a highly experienced expert witness, providing reports for all aspects of spinal surgery including cauda equina.

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  • Mr Alexander Montgomery

    Consultant Spinal Surgeon

    Mr Montgomery uses microscopes and minimally invasive techniques when performing spinal surgery. He is an experienced expert witness.

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  • Simon Glasgow

    Mr Simon Glasgow

    Consultant Vascular, Endovascular and Trauma Surgeon

    Mr Glasgow provides reports for cases involving the management of complex arterial and venous disease and serious injury.

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    Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez

    Consultant in Pain Medicine

    Dr Ramos-Galvez combines expertise in spinal surgery and pain medicine, as well as significant medicolegal experience with pelvic mesh pain.

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  • Mr Zaid Sadiq

    Mr Zaid Sadiq

    Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery

    Mr Sadiq is an experienced expert witness providing reports for cases involving head and neck cancer and tissue engineering.

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  • Mr Pundrique Sharma

    Consultant Plastic Surgeon

    Mr Sharma provides reports for adult and paediatric plastic surgery cases, including nerve injuries, burns and scar management.

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  • Dr Martin Stotz

    Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia

    Dr Stotz provides expert reports about anaesthesia, ICU and the clinical management of critically ill patients.

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  • Mr Ash Vasireddy, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon and expert witness

    Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy

    Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon

    Mr Vasireddy specialises in the management of complex open/closed fractures and works as a pre-hospital care doctor.

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  • Dr Kieran Hogarth

    Consultant Neuroradiologist

    Dr Hogarth provides reports for cases involving adult and paediatric neuroimaging and has experience attending court.

  • Dr Priscilla Kent

    Consultant Psychiatrist

    Dr Kent is clinical lead for a Community Mental Health Team in London, where she treats patients with severe mental illness.

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  • Dr Rishi Khanna

    Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management

    Dr Khanna is clinical lead for Pain Management. He specialises in spinal, abdominopelvic and neuropathic pain.

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  • Expert Witness Dr Chris Jenner

    Dr Christopher Jenner

    Consultant in Pain Medicine

    Dr Jenner has been providing medicolegal reports for complex pain cases since 2005 and has extensive courtroom experience.

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  • Mr Patrick McKenna

    Mr Patrick McKenna

    Consultant Spinal Surgeon

    Mr McKenna is a highly experienced expert witness, providing reports for all aspects of spinal surgery including cauda equina.

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  • Mr Alexander Montgomery

    Consultant Spinal Surgeon

    Mr Montgomery uses microscopes and minimally invasive techniques when performing spinal surgery. He is an experienced expert witness.

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  • Simon Glasgow

    Mr Simon Glasgow

    Consultant Vascular, Endovascular and Trauma Surgeon

    Mr Glasgow provides reports for cases involving the management of complex arterial and venous disease and serious injury.

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    View profile
  • Dr.Ivan-Ramos

    Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez

    Consultant in Pain Medicine

    Dr Ramos-Galvez combines expertise in spinal surgery and pain medicine, as well as significant medicolegal experience with pelvic mesh pain.

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  • Mr Zaid Sadiq

    Mr Zaid Sadiq

    Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery

    Mr Sadiq is an experienced expert witness providing reports for cases involving head and neck cancer and tissue engineering.

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    View profile
  • Mr Pundrique Sharma

    Consultant Plastic Surgeon

    Mr Sharma provides reports for adult and paediatric plastic surgery cases, including nerve injuries, burns and scar management.

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  • Dr Martin Stotz

    Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia

    Dr Stotz provides expert reports about anaesthesia, ICU and the clinical management of critically ill patients.

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  • Mr Ash Vasireddy, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon and expert witness

    Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy

    Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon

    Mr Vasireddy specialises in the management of complex open/closed fractures and works as a pre-hospital care doctor.

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The medicolegal implications of complications following spinal surgery

by Mr Alexander Montgomery, Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Spinal surgery may be contemplated for several conditions, including congenital abnormalities, degenerative conditions, traumatic injury and tumours. Often, these procedures are complex. Therefore, the frequency of complications is relatively high, occurring in up to 20% of patients. While some of these unwanted effects are mild, others can be devastating for the patient and even lead to death. Spinal surgery complications can be divided into those that arise during surgery itself, and […]

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 […]

How does an ADHD diagnosis impact personal injury and clinical negligence claims?

ADHD influences personal injury and medical negligence claims by complicating liability due to increased accident risk, potentially extending recovery times, and necessitating specialised rehabilitation. Despite these challenges, having ADHD should not prevent justified claims from being made.