Dr. Esson Adobah

I am a Consultant in Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases with extensive experience across acute, tertiary, and high-complexity NHS settings. My practice includes diagnostic microbiology, infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, outbreak management, and the full spectrum of inpatient and consultative infectious diseases care. I provide expert witness services for both claimant and defendant solicitors. My reports are clear, structured, evidence-based, and written to CPR standards. I am experienced in analysing complex clinical timelines, interpreting microbiological data, and assessing standards of care, breach, and causation.

Areas of Expertise
Clinical & Laboratory: Medical Microbiology; Infectious Diseases; Sepsis, bacteraemias, infective endocarditis; Hospital-acquired infections (HCAI); Outbreak investigation & management; Antimicrobial stewardship; Diagnostic stewardship & laboratory processes; High-consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Travel & tropical medicine.

Medicolegal: Breach of duty analysis; Causation opinion; Standards-of-care assessment; Interpretation of microbiology results; Chronology construction; CPR-compliant report writing; Joint expert statements

Availability - Instructions accepted from claimant, defendant, or joint instruction. UK-wide and remote work available.
Rapid turnaround available by agreement.

Royal College of Pathologists; Healthcare Infection Society; British Infection Association