Tenosynovitis • Repetitive strain injury (RSI) • Whiplash • Rheumatism • Rheumatology • Medical orthopaedics • Arthritis • Autoimmune disease • Personal injury to neck, back or joints (excluding fractures & major trauma) • Occupation-related pain syndromes • Work-related arthritis • Fibromyalgia • Algodystrophy • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy • Vibration white finger • Septic arthritis • Rheumatoid arthritis • Lupus • Systemic lupus • Vasculitis • Fatigue • Medical negligence • Medical malpractice • Ceased NHS work July 2007, now private ...

Arthritis • Rheumatic diseases • Neck & back pain • Injury or disease of the locomotor system • Whiplash injury • Relationship between arthritis & trauma • Soft tissue rheumatism • Tendon & ligament injuries • Personal injuries • Repetitive strain • Occupational related disorders • Injuries in the workplace • Drug treatment of arthritis & rheumatic diseases • Steroid injections & steroid treatment • Disorders of muscles & bones • Osteoporosis • Reports for disability benefit • Willing to accept medical negligence cases ...

Arthritis Traumatic • Degenerative • Osteoarthritis • Rheumatoid • Childhood • Spondyloarthritis • Ankylosing spondylitis • Psoriatic • Disorders relating to • Occupational ...

Work-related upper limb disorder & repetitive strain injuries • Back pain & prolapsed discs • Neck pain • Whiplash injuries • Osteoporosis • Arthritis • Rheumatic disease • Personal injury

General (internal) medicine • Diabetes • Endocrinology • Rheumatic diseases (arthritis) • Neurology • Nerve injuries • Trauma • Dr Coomes is Emeritus Senior Physician, Chelsea & Westminster & Charing Cross Hospitals

Pharmacy practice • Ethics • Retail pharmacy business • Use of medicines • Criminal cases involving pharmacy or medicines • Wrongful death involving pharmacy • Technical reports • Prescription fraud • Contracts for pharmaceutical services • Dispensing & prescription data • Legal issues relating to practice of pharmacy (formerly Deputy Chief Pharmacist at the Department of Health, London)

Extensive experience in the assessment & clinical care of patients, providing medico-legal reports & oral evidence. I have held senior positions in many professional societies & have written & edited large numbers of papers & books. My expertise is in the field of rheumatology & musculoskeletal medicine. I have extensive knowledge & experience of back, neck & other musculoskeletal problems. I am experienced in the assessment of work-related disorders, including work-related upper limb disorders. ...

Diagnosis & management of rheumatic disorders, including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, soft-tissue rheumatic disorders & occupation-related musculoskeletal symptoms & disorders • Bone disease, including osteoporosis & muscle diseases • Trauma-related rheumatic problems (including whiplash) • Matters relating to anti-rheumatic drugs, including DMARD, NSAID, corticosteroids & immunosuppressive drugs • Spinal pain • Chronic pain syndromes & fibromyalgia

All aspects of arthritis, rheumatic, connective tissue & bone diseases & other musculoskeletal problems • Consequences of physical injuries arising from work, RTA, sports, civil or military activities • Relationship of above listed diseases to occupation, domestic & social activities • Work-related upper limb disorders & RSI • Fibromyalgia • Chronic fatigue syndrome • Antirheumatic drugs • Infection & arthritis • Clinical negligence in rheumatological practice

A pharmaceutical physician, highly experienced in pharmaceutical regulatory clinical expert reports, able to give a regulatory quality written opinion in any civil or criminal case where there is a question as to whether a medicine or illegal substance has influenced disease, physiology or behaviour, or is in some other way relevant to the proceedings. Cases in which complex causality is an issue, or where there is differing academic opinion, are a particular strength, as is pharmacokinetics of ...