Consultant Rheumatologist/Head of Department
MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCP (UK) Rheum, FRCP Edin, FRCP London
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Coventry,
Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and nationwide. Also undertakes home visits.
I am a Consultant Rheumatologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, a large tertiary teaching hospital. I have held this consultant post since May 2009.
After qualifying in 1989, I completed six years of structured postgraduate training in General Medicine, followed by more than 22 years of specialist clinical experience in Rheumatology. My expertise covers all major areas of the specialty, including:
My current clinical workload comprises 5–6 rheumatology clinics per week, with a caseload of over 50 patients weekly.
Alongside my clinical role, I am a Honorary Associate Professor at Leicester Medical School, University of Leicesterand Visiting International Professor in Rheumatology at TNDr MGR Medical University at Chennai , India .
I have a particular specialist interest in fibromyalgia, low back pain, and ankylosing spondylitis, SLE . I receive regular referrals from general practitioners for second opinions in cases of complex fibromyalgia and chronic back pain. I work closely with the Pain Management Service and the Physiotherapy Department to deliver integrated care for these patients. I see approximately 20 patients with fibromyalgia per month in my clinics.
Actively involved in clinical Research and published extensively in peer reviewed Journals ,invited as Speaker for national and International Rheumatology conferences .
Medico Legal Profile:
I have been preparing medico-legal reports since May 2009 and currently undertake approximately 4 reports per month. My instructions comprise a balanced mix of claimant and defendant cases, covering both personal injury and clinical negligence matters.
I am familiar with, and adhere to, the requirements of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 35, the Practice Direction, Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims.
I understand that my duty is to the court and that this duty overrides any obligation to the instructing party.
Our reports are independent, unbiased, and based on my clinical expertise, training, and experience.
I undertake Personal injury claim / Clinical Negligence cases related to:
Completion Certificate of Specialist Training – Rheumatology – 2009, Registered as Specialist in GMC specialist Register.
One-day medicolegal report writing course organized by British Medical Association, London 2010. Cardiff University Bond Solon Medico legal certificate course. He has also attended the following training modules conducted by Bond Solon, London; Expert report writing skill (one day), Court room skill course (one day), Cross examination skills (one day), CPR/Civil Procedure Rules (two days) and Bond Solon Expert Witness conference Dec 2023. Also Premex Expert Seminar 2015-, 2017 and 2018 one day CPD event and, BMA Medicolegal conference June 2024 a one day CPD event.
Royal College of Physicians, London; British Society for Rheumatology; Midland Rheumatology Society - (President ); Leicester Medico Legal Society; British Spondyloarthropathy Society
