I am a full-time NHS consultant with over 20 years' experience. I accept instructions in personal injury, industrial disease and clinical negligence matters within the scope of respiratory medicine. 85% of my instructions are on behalf of claimant parties. I also accept defendant and SJE instructions. Since commencing medico-legal practice in early 2019, I have accepted approximately 120 instructions. I hold the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (CUBS) and prepare reports addressing breach of duty, causation, condition, prognosis and quantum as instructed....

Respiratory disease diagnosis & treatment • Asthma management & education • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management • Lung cancer diagnosis & treatment • Sleep medicine & disorders • Interventional pulmonology procedures • Tuberculosis diagnosis & treatment • Pulmonary function testing interpretation • Critical care medicine • Smoking cessation counselling & intervention All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W

Dr Fonseka has a specialist interest in pleural disease and has sat on the British Thoracic Society national guideline committees for both mesothelioma and pleural disease. Clinical interests: • Pleural infection • Pleural effusions • Mesothelioma • Diffuse pleural thickening • Pneumothorax • Lung cancer. Dr de Fonseka is heavily involved with pleural intervention such as local anaesthetic thoracoscopy, indwelling pleural catheters, intercostal chest drains and diagnostic/therapeutic pleural aspirations.

Respiratory and general internal medicine • Lung cancer diagnosis and care pathways • Acute and chronic respiratory failure • Pleural disease and ambulatory respiratory care • High dependency respiratory support (enhanced respiratory care) • E-health and digital pathways (e.g. myCOPD) • Multidisciplinary respiratory governance All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW.