Dr de Fonseka in MANCHESTER
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.
Dr Wilkinson in MANCHESTER
Dr Wilkinson 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: • Acute respiratory distress • Asthma • Cystic fibrosis • Paediatric emergency medicine • Respiration • Respiratory medicine • Respiratory tract infection • Sleep apnoea • Ventilation
Dr Machin in MANCHESTER
Dr Machin has interests in clinical microbiology and clinical virology. In particular, he has expertise in the diagnosis and management of viral infections in sexual health, solid organ and haematological transplant and critically ill patients. Additionally, in the diagnosis and management of emerging viral infections, having been involved in the recent COVID-19 pandemic and Monkeypox outbreak. He has a specialist interest in infection prevention and control of viral infections in hospital settings.
Dr Bhat in RUGBY
Respiratory medicine • COPD and asthma management • Occupational lung disease (including asbestos-related lung disease) • Bronchiectasis • Pleural disease • Lung cancer diagnosis and management • Tuberculosis (TB) • Pulmonary embolism management • General internal medicine • Respiratory diagnostics All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW.
Dr Shaw in BELFAST
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)
Dr Pahuja in HAMPTON
Special interest in: • Respiratory and chronic lung diseases of newborns • Feeding and nutrition • Immunisation • Growth and developmental assessment • Gastrointestinal problems All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW .
Dr Todd in LARNE
Occupational lung diseases asbestos-related • Consultant General Physician with a special interest in Chest Diseases based at the Ulster Independent Clinic Belfast • Also medical negligence cases (equally for defendants and plaintiffs) and am instructed by the Coroner's Service for Northern Ireland, The Crown Prosecution Service and the Directorate of Legal Services
Dr Diwanji in LONDON
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.
Dr Lo in MANCHESTER
Dr Lo 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: • Asthma • Bronchiolitis • Bronchoscopy • Chronic cough • Empyema • Respiration • Respiratory medicine • Respiratory tract infection
Dr Iyer in MANCHESTER
Dr Iyer is an advanced cancer interventionalist who has logged more than 200 medical thoracoscopies and 400 advanced bronchoscopy procedures. He is competent to comment on all aspects of respiratory medicine, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis/bronchiectasis, pneumonia and pleural effusion. He is also competent to comment on polysomnography and complex non-respiratory sleep disorders.
Dr Kosmidis in MANCHESTER
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.
Mr Chadwick in BANBURY
Severe asthma and respiratory disease • Intensive care medicine and critical illness • Peri-operative respiratory risk in major surgery • Sepsis, trauma and multi-organ failure All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW .
Dr Bianchi in MANCHESTER
Dr Bianchi has expertise in general respiratory medicine (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, breathlessness, cough), with a special interest in sleep-disordered breathing (e.g. sleep apnoea, respiratory failure), pulmonary fibrosis (scarring) and bronchiectasis (chronic lung infection). Consulting at: Sheffield
Professor Parr in LEAMINGTON SPA
I have more than 20 years of experience as a full-time NHS consultant in respiratory and general (internal) medicine and in respiratory research. Expertise in: • Airways diseases (COPD, asthma, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis) • Respiratory infections • Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary vascular disease • Interstitial and occupational lung diseases • Sarcoidosis • Sleep medicine and ventilation • Thoracic malignancy • Chronic cough • Respiratory physiology • Thoracic imaging
Dr Chaudri in BIRMINGHAM
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....
Dr Hagan in BIRMINGHAM
Certified expert witness in both personal injury and clinical negligence work relevant to respiratory medicine. Expertise in most aspects of respiratory medicine, including the following: • Asthma/COPD • Bronchiectasis • Inhalation injury • Interstitial and occupational lung disease • Long-term sequelae of thoracic trauma/chest wall injury • Pneumonia • Pulmonary embolism • Tuberculosis and other pulmonary infections Exclusions include lung cancer and sleep/ventilation related issues.
Dr Sathiavageeswaran in STAFFORD
Diagnosing and managing acute medical conditions like sepsis, acute heart failure and respiratory distress • Endocrine disorders such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, adrenal conditions and metabolic bone diseases All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW .
Dr Zouras in SWANSEA
Diagnosing and managing general medical conditions like hypertension, diabetes and respiratory illnesses • Endocrine disorders such as thyroid disorders, diabetes management, adrenal conditions and metabolic disorders All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW .
Dr Anwar in CHORLEY NEW ROAD
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 Adlakha in MANCHESTER
Dr Adlakha 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: • Acute internal medicine • Acute medicine • Acute respiratory distress • Adult resuscitation • Advanced life support • Asthma • Bronchitis • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) • End of life care • Intensive care • Interstitial lung disease • Pneumonia • Pulmonary embolism (PE) • Resuscitation •