Assessments of adults & children with communication problems • Recommendation, costings & advice for appropriate speech & language therapy • Specialist in swallowing disorders (dysphagia), language disorders (dysphasia) & speech production disorders (dysarthria) • Cognitive language disorders • Also in problems arising from traumatic brain injury. Consulting rooms also in Central London

Adult neurorehabilitation • Brain injury • Stroke • Dysphagia (swallowing problems) • Cognitive communication difficulties • Assessment and treatment of acquired speech and language difficulties, i.e. aphasia, dysarthria, dyspraxia I have extensive experience undertaking expert witness assessments and reports for the court relating to causation, condition and prognosis and associated quantum.

Head injury • Traumatic brain injury • Personal injury • Acquired brain injury • Rehabilitation • Medical negligence • Psychological assessment • Neuropsychological assessment • Cognitive assessment

I have experience in all areas of neurological rehabilitation. My main area of expertise is the assessment & rehabilitation of brain injury from any cause - many are patients with head injury. I deal with all types of head injury, from mild post-concussive symptoms to severe disability. I also assess & treat patients with spinal cord injury, as well as patients with multiple trauma.

Assessment and management of patients with organic psychiatric disorders, including acquired brain injury, and progressive neurological conditions like dementia, Huntington’s disease, Tourette's syndrome, complex epilepsy, non-epileptic seizures and conversion/functional neurological disorders • Sleep disorders • Alcohol-related brain injury Consulting address: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Sid Watkins Building, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Liverpool , L9 7BB

Assessment of neurobehavioural sequelae of traumatic & other forms of brain injury sustained in adulthood for compensation & negligence cases • Assessment of capacity of people sustaining brain injury in adulthood to make informed decisions

Ear, nose, throat, head & neck surgery & medicine, including: • Deafness • Tinnitus • Balance disorders • Nasal trauma • Smell disturbance • Sinus problems • Voice problems • Tracheostomy cases • Head & neck cancers & benign tumours • General medical issues, including: • Consent • Communication • Training

Paediatric speech & language therapy • Development delay • Speech & language disorders • Autism spectrum disorder • Cerebral palsy • Down syndrome

I have special interests in the fields of: • Neuropsychiatry • Affective disorders, including bipolar disorder • Psychiatric disorders following accidents, including post-traumatic stress disorder • Chronic pain • Neuropsychiatric sequelae of head injury • Brain damage in children & adults • Assessment of capacity

Speech, language and communication disorders • Swallowing disorders, eating and drinking, dysphagia management • Children with speech and language delay/disorder • Cerebral palsy • Head injury • Acquired brain injury • Neurological conditions • Stroke/CVA • Voice disorders • Dysfluency/stammering • Young age • Dementia • Head and neck cancers • Brain tumours • Road traffic accidents and personal injuries • Autism, Aspergers, ASD • Learning disabilities and difficulties • Low IQ • Mental ...

Neurological aspects of: • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Mild TBI (mTBI) • Blast/military TBI • Concussion • Head injury • Post-traumatic neurodegeneration and dementia • Repetitive head impacts (RHI) • Sports concussion • Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) • Late effects of contact sports exposure (including rugby and association football in particular, alongside boxing/American football)