Mr Richard Pole has been a Clinical Vascular Scientist at the Wythenshawe Hospital (part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) since 1995. Between 1998-2012 he was the Vascular Studies Unit Manager, and from 2002 has held the post of Operations Director. Mr Pole has worked in the field of vascular science for over 27 years, undertaking 2,700 vascular ultrasound investigations during 2021-2022. He is expert in a wide range of vascular ultrasound imaging modalities: Aneurysm - EVAR • Aneurysm (AAA;...

Vascular surgery • Endovascular surgery • Aortic surgery • Venous disease • Carotid interventions • Lower limb interventions • Vascular imaging All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 13 Park Terrace, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3DG.

Varicose veins • Deep vein thrombosis • Venous disease • Arterial disease outside the chest • Carotid disease • Aortic disease • Renal artery disease • Ischaemic leg • Amputation • Bypass grafting • Sympathectomy for ischaemia • Balloon angioplasty • Claudication • Rest pain • Leg ulceration

Certificate of competence in laser protection (RPA2000) - medical & research • PhD in light-based therapies

Consultant Stroke Neurologist working in hyperacute & acute stroke services at St George's Hospital, involved in thrombolysis & thrombectomy service provision • Secondary stroke prevention care (inpatient & outpatient) • General neurology: mainly outpatient neurology clinics (two a week) seeing about 24 new patients a month with a variety of neurological symptoms & diagnosis. Also some inpatient neurology work seeing ward referrals & acute neurology admissions (these could range from infection/cancer to autoimmune...

Accident • Assault • Injury • Trauma • Wounding • Personal injury • Torture • Tasers • Medical negligence • Road Traffic Act (drink/drug drive fitness) • Drug & alcohol misuse • Clinical forensic medicine • Fitness to detain • Fitness to be interviewed • Forensic & legal medicine • Deaths in custody • Harm in custody • Miscarriages of justice • Death investigation • Sexual assault • Death in custody • Care in custody • Police complaints • Nutrition • Venous access • Thrombophlebitis • Assessment of post-mortem stomach contents • Self-inflicted injury Professor Payne-James...

Dr Byott has a highly developed interest in interventional radiology. He has subspecialist expertise in vascular interventional radiology, including vascular access, paediatric interventional radiology, treatment of arterial disease, venous pathology and haemorrhage control. In addition, he specialises in independently reporting vascular imaging including cardiac/TAVI CT, general CT, ultrasound, contrast studies and core MRI examinations.

An experienced GP and trainer with extensive experience of GP skin surgery and vasectomy • 24 years' experience of using and advising on cosmetic lasers and aesthetic treatments such as 'Botox', fillers and sclerotherapy • Cross-examined twice at GMC and twice at coroners court as an expert; also in civil cases twice, the NMC and a criminal case • Currently regularly instructed in civil and regulatory cases • Also instructed by NHS England, Environmental Health, litigants in person and the police • Registered CMC Mediator

Acute kidney injuries, general medical take, ongoing care of medical inpatients, ambulatory care and same-day emergency care • All acute medicine presentations, including chest pain, breathlessness, VTE, sepsis and infections, collapse, confusion, delirium, headaches, seizures, overdose and poisoning, alcohol use and related disorders, falls, head injuries, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, endocrine/diabetes emergencies and non-specific deteriorations in health

Peripheral vascular disease with particular emphasis on venous disease, including varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic limbs, venous ulcers, intermittent claudication, ischaemia of the lower limb • Ultrasound examination of the peripheral vascular system, surgical treatment of vein problems, laser treatment & radiofrequency ablation of vein problems All correspondence to: British Vein Institute, 24-28 The Broadway, Amersham , HP7 0HP.

Anaesthesia for all surgical procedures except cardiac surgery & obstetrics • Airway management & intubation • Resuscitation • Awareness • Anaphylaxis • Preoperative assessment • Postoperative care & complications • Cardiac arrest • Spinal/epidural & regional anaesthesia • Nerve blocks • Anaesthetic equipment & monitoring • Central venous catheterisation • Arterial cannulae • Management of haemorrhage • Human factors in anaesthesia

Mr Teo has a clinical interest in the management of carotid, aneurysm, peripheral vascular and diabetic foot diseases, as well as leg oedema and ulceration. He has a specialist interest in arterial mapping (or artery assessment), endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins, foam sclerotherapy treatment for varicose veins and varicose vein stripping. Consulting at: Warrington General Hospital and Manchester Vein Clinic, Altrincham.

General medical practitioner near Bristol • Managing GP Partner at a semi-rural practice of around 5,500 patients and regular shifts in out-of-hours general practice, including telephone triage and home visits • Claimant and defendant • Bond Solon CUBS trained Logical, reasoned and balanced Interested in providing expert opinion on medical negligence and malpractice, particularly: • delayed diagnosis during the Covid-19 pandemic • delayed diagnosis of cancer • management of sepsis in the community • drug prescribing...

I have practised in the medicolegal field for 34 years since becoming a Consultant in 1988. I am Bond Solon trained, accredited and annually updated. In medical negligence, the most common instructions relate to: • Multiple injury trauma, including head injury • Cauda Equina Syndrome • DVT/PE • Missed fractures, especially scaphoid, hip and spinal • Foreign bodies • Stroke thrombolysis acutely • Burns • Soft tissue injuries, especially chest injury • ED management in general I am most often instructed in PI on soft tissue...

Dr Watt has a broad haematology clinical practice including haemato-oncology, haemostasis and thrombosis and general haematological conditions.

Medico-legal work for plaintiff & defendant (and also independent reports for NHS Trust & Coroners) in the areas of: • Gastroenterology • Gastrointestinal endoscopy • Inflammatory bowel disease • Ulcerative colitis • Crohn's disease • Clinical nutrition All correspondence to: London Independent Hospital, Beaumont Square, London, E1 4NL.

Mr Rashid has an interest in all aspects of vascular surgery, particularly minimally invasive techniques. He has a particular focus in limb preservation and diabetic foot disease with complex, ultra-distal re-vascularisation using both open surgical and endovascular techniques. He has developed the most comprehensive MDT Limb Preservation and Foot Service in the North-West of England to include complex foot surgery, co-ordinated offloading and advanced wound management techniques.

Dr Butterfield specialises in vascular diagnostic and interventional radiology of both the arterial and venous systems. He performs procedures involving all aspects of peripheral vascular intervention, including complex below-knee procedures and pedal access. He also performs aortic stenting and stent grafting, embolisation, arterial thrombolysis and venous interventions. Dr Butterfield has a special interest in drug eluting angioplasty balloons and stents for peripheral vascular disease.

Aortic aneurysm, lower limb arterial and venous disease, and carotid artery disease. Mr Bahia is a member of a number of hospital programmes and committees aimed at optimising thrombosis treatment, prescribing compliance and improving risk management for vascular patients. Consulting at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

Experienced skin laser practitioner • Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine • Emeritus President of the British Medical Laser Association • Negligence involving skin laser treatments • Ultra-violet radiation • Sunlight (biological effects) • Eye protection (UV, lasers, light, heat ray, infra-red, microwaves) • Lasers • Medical lasers • Laser safety • Non-ionising radiation • Sunbeds • Laser pens • Laser pointers • Laser hair removal • Laser treatment of veins • Head of skin laser clinics • Fellow of the Institute of Physics

Artery & vein diseases • Arterial & venous thrombosis • Vascular injury or surgery • Arterial & venous surgery • Varicose veins • Stroke & cerebral perfusion • Carotid & extracranial artery surgery • Heart attack & stroke in young adults • Shock & organ damage • Blood transfusion • Leg ulceration • Pressure sores & bedsores • Provision of expert reports across the range of arterial & venous surgery • Life expectancy • Experience in medical negligence for both plaintiff & defence • Special experience in multi-party litigation

Mr Matheiken has been a full-time NHS Consultant in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery since 2013 and an expert medical witness since 2019. His well-established medico-legal practice reflects the wide domain of his own clinical work, with a particular interest in the prevention of major lower limb amputation and the treatment of diabetic foot complications. His instructions presently apportion into a 65:35 claimant:defendant ratio. He is receptive to urgent deadlines, over and above standard turnarounds of...

Clinical Negligence in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 960 reports over 29 years: 70% have been on behalf of claimants and 30% have been for hospitals • 96 single joint expert reports for Liverpool Urogynaecology Litigation • 14 Fitness to practise reports for the GMC Urogynaecology Complications of vaginal surgery & prolapse repair, including mesh • Treatment of female incontinence, including TVT and TOT Gynaecology Complications of gynaecological surgery, including urinary fistula & bowel injury • Early pregnancy problems,...

Vascular surgery • Complex open aortic surgery – open AAA repair, open thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair • Surgery for infected aortic grafts • Endovascular AAA repair • Endovascular thoracic aneurysm repair • Emergency vascular surgery • Superficial venous surgery All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 13 Park Terrace, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3DG.

Dr Scott has a particular interest in haemophilia and clotting disorders, including acquired coagulopathies. Dr Scott’s expertise spans both inherited and acquired bleeding disorders, obstetric haemostasis and thrombosis, venous thrombosis, thrombophilia and anticoagulation.

Dr Brown has a broad haematology clinical practice managing patients with haematological malignancy, such as myeloma, chronic myeloid leukaemia, myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) and myelodysplastic syndromes. She is the Trust Lead for MPN patients, and has a specialist interest in this area. She also manages general haematology patients, including those with venous thromboembolism (DVT/PE), iron deficiency anaemia and chronic blood abnormalities, such as neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and anaemia.

As a Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Mr Welch treats all aspects of vascular and arterial injury/disease, in particular: • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) • Arterial thrombosis (AT) • Pulmonary embolism (PE) • Carotid artery disease • Wound healing and leg ulceration • Ischaemic tissue injury • Lymphoedema (leg swelling) • Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) • Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) • Vascular malformations • Varicose veins Now retired from the NHS.