Honorary Assistant Professor General surgery • Upper gastrointestinal surgery • Laparoscopic surgery • Bariatric surgery The medicolegal interest in surgical issues includes medicolegal reports, case management reporting, injury or trauma (including hernia, abdominal injuries, accident claim, emergency surgery, medical errors, medical negligence, clinical negligence and accident claims pertaining to general health care), symptoms, general surgical procedures and complications, and subspecialty issues related to abdominal, laparoscopic, bariatr...

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.

Professor O'Dwyer has developed a specialist practice in surgical oncology, managing rectal cancer, colon cancer and rare gastrointestinal cancers, including neuroendocrine and anal cancers. She is a leader in peritoneal surface malignancy, treating patients with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

Management of benign and malignant rectal lesions, with special interest in laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures. Mr Smith has a wealth of competencies, with specific clinical interest in: • Management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion • Colonoscopic polypectomy • Banding of haemorrhoids • Argon beam photocoagulation • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for colonic polyps

Dr Baxter 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: • Alcoholic liver disease • Anaemia • Artificial feeding • Autoimmune disease • Autoimmune liver disease • Barrett's oesophagus • Colonic polyps • Colonoscopy • Diverticular disease and diverticulitis • ERCP • Endoscopy • Gallstones • Gastroenterology • GI bleed • IBS • Liver disease • PEG R

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.

Colorectal surgery (e.g. colon resection, rectal surgery) • General surgery (e.g. hernia repair, gallbladder) • Gastrointestinal tract • Abdominal surgery (e.g. appendectomy, bowel obstruction) • Anal conditions (e.g. haemorrhoidectomy, fistula repair) • Surgical oncology (e.g. cancer resection, lymph node dissection) • Endoscopy (e.g. colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy) • Minimally invasive surgery (e.g. laparoscopy) All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177

Clinical negligence (gastroenterology and general medicine) • Personal injury - gastrointestinal trauma and nutritional complications • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and nutrition disorders • Endoscopy and colonoscopy (procedure-related injury or complication cases) • Diagnostic and management standards in acute gastrointestinal medicine All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW.

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...

Experienced practising gastroenterologist • Over 25 years' experience of interventional endoscopy • Stopped ERCP and other radiological procedures with partial retirement from NHS in April 2024 • Continue active non-interventional endoscopy practice Special interests include post-infective irritable bowel syndrome, colonoscopy, ERCP • Extensive experience of preparation of legal reports, including over 300 reports for Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and other solicitors • Cases include personal injury resulting from gastrointestinal infections and gast...

I am able to provide independent expert opinion in the following areas: • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy complications (including bile duct injury) • Emergency general surgery and acute abdomen management • Delayed diagnosis and clinical decision-making • Consent in elective and emergency surgery • Post-operative complications (leak, sepsis, bleeding) • Upper GI cancer pathways and peri-operative care • Endoscopy-related complications

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...

Mr Sharma carries out elective and emergency surgery for issues pertaining to the gall bladder, small and large bowel and appendix. He has a special interest in colonoscopy, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer, small bowel malignancies, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor pathology, intrarectal intussusception, sphincter reconstruction, transanal microsurgery, surgery for incisional hernia and early rectal cancer.

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.

Mr Galloway has a special clinical interest in upper gastro-intestinal disease, gallstones and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, achalasia, cancer of the oesophagus and stomach, reflux disease, heartburn and hiatus hernia treatments, laparoscopic fundoplication, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, femoral hernia, incisional hernia and recurrent hernias, open and laparoscopic surgery with mesh, endoscopy-gastroscopy sigmoidoscopy.

Gastrointestinal surgery • Gastrointestinal disorders • Colorectal cancer • Colorectal disorders • General surgery

Laparoscopic and open surgery for hernias, including groin (inguinal and femoral) hernia, incisional hernia, umbilical hernia • Laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy • Diagnostic laparoscopy • Laparoscopic surgery for hiatus hernia and gastro-oesophageal reflux • Emergency abdominal surgery: peptic ulcer disease, appendicectomy, bowel obstruction, bowel perforation, acute cholecystitis, peritonitis, pancreatitis and trauma • Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy) • Cardiff University Bond Solon (Civil) Expert Witness Certificate holder &#...

All aspects of the management and provision of upper gastro-intestinal surgery and disease, including: • Oesophageal and gastric (stomach) cancer • Antireflux surgery, including LINX and other novel/new devices • Achalasia • GIST • Peptic ulcer • Perforation, including iatrogenic injuries to oesophagus and stomach • Benign biliary disease (gallstones/cholecystectomy) • Endoscopy • Bariatric surgery, bypass, sleeve, gastric band • General surgery and abdominal trauma

General surgery: gallstones, cholecystectomy, laparoscopy, bile duct injury • HPB surgery: liver cancer, liver resection, bile duct stricture, bile duct cancer, liver trauma, liver transplantation • Bariatric surgery: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy • Capability assessments for NHS trusts and reports for the GMC

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

Gastroenterology • Endoscopy • Nutritional support • Intestinal failure & enterocutaneous fistulae • Nutritional failure

Histopathology: specifically in thyroid pathology and cytology, and gastrointestinal pathology • Pathology - cancer, gastric, gastrointestinal, oesophageal, small intestine, colon • Parathyroid gland • Thyroid gland • Adrenal gland I have a particular interest in thyroid pathology and cytology as a member of various UK and international expert groups with a significant number of peer-reviewed publications.

I have been a Consultant Surgeon at a large teaching hospital for the last 13 years, and I am an expert on all aspects of upper gastrointestinal and general/acute surgery, including oesophago-gastric cancer, weight loss surgery and minimally invasive surgery. I provide 20-25 reports a year, with an 80%:20% claimant:defendant ratio