Asbestos exposure & illness: asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer & pleural disease claims, property contamination • Occupational noise exposure (NIHL) in all industries • Occupational health - respiratory, dermal & cancer claims, e.g. dust, metals, silica, solvents, gases, lead, temperature & light • RSI/workplace injury • Musculoskeletal, PPE issues & accidents • Microbiology: mould & bacteria, Aspergillus  spp • Water quality/source for injury, health (e.g. Legionellosis) & property • Land contamin...

EC-registered Analytical Chemist (until register closed March 2014) • Eligible to serve as Qualified Person in the pharmaceutical industry under legislation administered by the MHRA • Formerly Senior Lecturer in Forensic Analytical Science & Programme Leader for Undergraduate Forensic Science at Manchester Metropolitan University • Former member of several MAFF, EC, BSI & ISO committees & working parties • Author of both refereed papers & other articles • Microbiological & chemical consultancy, testing & writing, including chemistry, chemic...

Dr Kang has provided medico-legal reports for personal injury and medical negligence cases since 2004 in all aspects of gastroenterology, on behalf of either the claimant, the defendant or jointly. His areas of expertise include GI cancers, endoscopy, oesophageal and gastric diseases, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr Kang has written more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including co-authorship of the 2014 British guidelines for Barrett's oesophagus. Dr Kang was also one of about 120 panel members of Rome 4 - an international org...

I am a specialist in paediatric infectious diseases. I am competent to accept instructions in all matters dealing with transmission, pathogenesis and sequelae of most infections seen in developed countries. I have a particular interest in bacterial infections causing sepsis and meningitis, infections in the immunocompromised host, and other infections such as tuberculosis, parasitic infections and Lyme disease. Although I only deal with a limited number of neonates in my practice, I am still competent in this area....

I have been a Consultant Medical Microbiologist at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, since July 1992. My field of expertise lies in all areas related to infection, i.e. clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, antibiotics, health care-associated infection (including MRSA and C. difficile ), and infection control. As an Honorary Senior Lecturer in our medical school, I am also actively involved in teaching, training and R&D, with over 100 publications or presentations at national and international conferences. I am a member of various professional bodies related to infec...

Dr Stuart-Moonlight is one of the UK's foremost food safety and infectious disease experts, possessing excellent academic credentials and three fellowships. Her typical food cases include contamination, food poisoning, foodborne disease and food allergy. Her typical environmental cases include workplace, environment and travel-related infectious diseases such as norovirus and leptospirosis. Dr Stuart-Moonlight has a historical background as a regulator, so can contextualise evidential risk within frameworks such as compliance (criminal and civil) and Sentencing Guidelines. She is also ...

Medical microbiology • Infection • Hospital infection • MRSA • ESBL carbapenemase • Surgical site infection • Post-operative infection • Bacteraemia • Sepsis • E. coli • Healthcare-associated infection • Medical device-associated infection • Community-acquired infection • Antibiotic resistance • Antibiotic prescribing • Infection control Additional email: [email protected]

Over 40 years of professional experience investigating water systems and water-related aspects of public and environmental health in the built environment • Specification and management of water supplies, drainage and wastewater treatment • Water quality, microbiology and control of waterborne diseases • Occupational hygiene, building pathology, structural dampness, water protection, moulds and fungi I have provided expert services for over 300 civil and criminal cases for clients including the NHS, Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency, DEFRA, National Hous...

Dr Kosmidis sees a large number of patients with infection, including aspergillosis, tuberculosis, sepsis, infection in the immunocompromised, post-operative infection and fever of unknown origin in outpatient clinics and inpatient ward rounds. He has been Tuberculosis Clinical Lead and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Lead in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and regularly provides advice nationwide to clinicians referring patients to the National Aspergillosis Centre.

Clinical negligence and/or personal injury from infectious diseases • Diagnostic uncertainty and complex causation • Healthcare-associated infection • Respiratory infections • Laboratory diagnostics and containment level 3 biosafety • Infection prevention and control failures • Decontamination and sterilisation-related infection incidents • Environmental infection risk (including damp/mould, ventilation and water systems)

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 • GMC Expert Witness • Inquest experience Interested in providing expert opinion on medical negligence and malpractice, particularly: • delayed diagnosis of cancer • management of sepsis in the community • drug prescribing and monit...

Clinical microbiology • Infection prevention & control • Hospital- & community-acquired infection • MRSA • Clostridium difficile • Needle stick injuries • Healthcare-associated infection • Healthcare-acquired infection • Panton Valentine Leucocidin (PVL) • Staphylococcus aureus infection • Gentamicin toxicity • Legionella • Listeria • MSSA • Multi-resistant Gram-negative infections • Carbapenemase-resistant bacteria • Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) • CPE 

Gastroenterology conditions • Irritable bowel syndrome • Dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, reflux, weight loss • Nausea, vomiting • Diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pains • Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis General medicine • Acute medicine • Acute conditions • Breathlessness • Infections • Pulmonary embolus • DVT • Acute kidney injury • Falls • Alcohol-related conditions • Gastro-intestinal bleeding • Chest pains • Overdoses • Poisoning • A...

All aspects of infectious disease & tropical medicine, including: • Meningitis & encephalitis • Septicaemia • Skin & soft tissue infections (cellulitis, fasciitis) • Chest infections • Tuberculosis • Gastro-enteritis (food poisoning) • Infectious hepatitis • HIV/AIDS infection • Other bloodborne virus infections (hepatitis B & C) • Urinary tract infections • Malaria • Other travel-related conditions (dysentery, amoebiasis, typhoid, dengue, etc.) • Schistosomiasis • Tropical medicine • Covi

Professor Ascanio Tridente is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Acute (Internal) Medicine since 2013 and Clinical Director of R&D at Mersey & West Lancashire NHS. He receives instructions from courts and claimant and defendant organisations for catastrophic injury, personal injury and negligence cases pertaining to: • Adult critical care/intensive care medicine • Adult acute general internal medicine • Sepsis/severe infections • Acute respiratory distress syndrome/ARDS • Resuscitation • Critically ill burns patients/...

I am a Consultant Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon with expertise in: • Weight loss surgery • Bariatric surgery • Upper gastrointestinal surgery • General surgery • Laparoscopic surgery • Obesity management • Complications of bariatric surgery • Gastric bypass • Sleeve gastrectomy • Postoperative complications • Anastomotic leak • Internal hernia • Bowel obstruction • Gallstone disease • Pancreatitis • Weight loss injections

• Expert witness since 1998 • Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians • Fellow of the European Conjoint Committee for Sexual Medicine • Medical negligence • Rape, sexual abuse, assault, offences (adult female, female adolescent, child, drugs, alcohol) • Sexual dysfunction (female/male) • Sexually transmitted infections, diseases (HIV, AIDS, herpes, gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis, warts, HPV) • Impotence (drugs, accidents, tr...

Dr Mahesh has a clinical interest in dyspepsia (gastric and duodenal ulcer, reflux), Barrett's oesophagus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's and colitis, gastrointestinal cancer, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, and malnutrition, including complex gastrointestinal issues, obesity and malabsorption.

Dr Thomas is a Consultant Medical Microbiologist at Wythenshawe Hospital and is also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Manchester. She is also Departmental Lead for Decontamination. Her main research interests lie in the management of sepsis, in particular patients who are critically ill and requiring intensive care support.

Microbiology • Infection • Hygiene • Infection control • Hospital-acquired infection • Post-op infection • Device-related infection • Occupational infections Hospital ventilation • Hospital maintenance • Healthcare (clinical) waste microbiology • Healthcare (clinical) waste management and disposal • Environmental microbiology, with particular regard to waste disposal

Dr Eades accepts instructions from both claimant and defendant law firms in clinical negligence and personal injury cases, delivering clear, impartial and authoritative expert opinion on the following: • Fungal infections • Hepatitis • HIV • Infectious disease medicine • Medical microbiology • Mycology • Mycotoxicosis • Outbreaks • Sepsis • TB • Bone and joint Infections • E.coli • Immunisations • Influenza • ID medicine • Malaria • Notifiable diseases • Public health • Respiratory...

Occupational hygiene - respiratory cases, e.g. carcinogens, asthmagens and COPD (such as dust, silica, fume, isocyanates and other vapours) • Dermal cases (such as solvents, metals, acids, resins and other chemicals) • Microbiology (mould and bacteria, such as Aspergillus spp and legionella)