General Surgery Expert Witnesses

General surgery is a broad surgical specialty involving the assessment and operative management of a wide range of conditions. It includes both planned and emergency procedures, with particular emphasis on conditions affecting the abdomen.

Cases involving surgical care can raise complex medico-legal questions. These may relate to diagnosis, investigations, consent, surgical decision-making, operative procedures, complications and subsequent outcomes.

Our general surgery expert witnesses can provide independent, evidence-based medico-legal opinions and reports. Experts may review medical records, imaging and operative documentation. They can provide an opinion on relevant matters within their specialist area of expertise.

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Robert Peters

Mr Robert Peters

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Appendicitis / Bowel Obstruction / Chest Wall Surgery / Cholecystectomy / Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia / Congenital Lung Malformations / Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation / Duodenal Atresia / Duplication Cyst / Empyema / Fundoplication / Gallstones / Gastroschisis / Gastrostomy / General Surgery / Hernias / Intussusception / Neonatal Surgery / Oesophageal Atresia / Paediatric General Surgery / Paediatric Surgeon / Paediatric Thoracic Surgery / Paediatric Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery / Pneumothorax / Pulmonary Sequestration / Pyloric Stenosis / Splenectomy / Surgery / Thoracic Surgery / Thoracic Trauma / Trauma / Umbilical Hernia / Undescended Testis / Upper GI Surgery / Vascular Access
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Gregory Thomas

Mr Gregory Thomas

Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Hernias / Abdominal Wall Surgery / Anal Fistula / Bowel Cancer / Bowel Obstruction / Colorectal Cancer / Colorectal Surgery / Crohn's Disease / Diverticular Disease And Diverticulitis / Emergency General Surgery / General Surgery / Haemorrhoids / Hernias / Incontinence / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Mesh Injury / Pelvic Floor / Pelvic Floor Disorders / Perianal Abscess / Post Operative Complications / Rectal Cancer / Stoma / Twisted Bowel
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Paul Sutton

Mr Paul Sutton

Consultant Colorectal, Pelvic, & Peritoneal Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Appendicitis / Artificial Feeding / Bowel Cancer / Bowel Obstruction / Colonic Polyps / Colonoscopy / Colorectal Cancer / Colorectal Surgery / Endoscopy / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Haemorrhoids / Hernias / Incontinence / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Metastatic Cancer / Perianal Abscess / Polypectomy / Prostate Cancer / Reconstructive Surgery / Rectal Cancer / Sarcoma / Stoma / Twisted Bowel
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Oliver Jones

Mr Oliver Jones

Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Anal Fistula / Bowel Cancer / Bowel Obstruction / Cancer Treatment / Colonoscopy / Colorectal Cancer / Colorectal Surgery / Crohn's Disease / Diverticular Disease And Diverticulitis / Emergency General Surgery / Endometriosis / General Surgery / Haemorrhoids / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Obstetric Trauma / Pelvic Floor / Pelvic Floor Disorders / Pelvic Trauma / Perianal Abscess / Pilonidal Disease / Ulcerative Colitis
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Max Almond

Mr Max Almond

Consultant Surgeon in Surgical Oncology, Upper GI, and General Surgery
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Surgery / Adrenal Gland Disease / Appendicitis / Artificial Feeding / Biliary Tree Dysfunction / Chest Surgery / Cholecystectomy / Diaphragm Disorders / Disorders Of The Spleen / Duodenum Conditions / Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) / Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery / Hernias / Jaundice / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Liver Disease / MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) / Oesophageal Disorders / Oesophago-gastro-deuodenosopy (OGD) / Pancreas Dysfunction / Sarcoma / Stoma / Stomach Conditions / Twisted Bowel / Upper GI Surgery
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Abhiram Sharma

Mr Abhiram Sharma

Consultant Colorectal / Lower Gastrointestinal & General Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Surgery / Appendicitis / Biliary Tree Dysfunction / Bowel Cancer / Cholecystectomy / Colonoscopy / Colorectal Surgery / Disorders Of The Spleen / Duodenum Conditions / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Haemorrhoids / Hernias / Incontinence / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Jaundice / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) / Pelvic Floor / Perianal Abscess / Reconstructive Surgery / Stoma / Stomach Conditions / Twisted Bowel
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Sarah O’Dwyer

Professor Sarah O’Dwyer

Consultant Colorectal / Lower GI & General Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Surgery / Appendicitis / Artificial Feeding / Bowel Cancer / Colonoscopy / Colorectal Surgery / Duodenum Conditions / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Haemorrhoids / Hernias / Incontinence / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Liver Disease / Pelvic Floor / Perianal Abscess / Reconstructive Surgery / Stoma / Twisted Bowel
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Jeffrey Lordan

Mr Jeffrey Lordan

Consultant Upper GI, Hepatobiliary Pancreatic (HPB) & General Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Surgery / Appendicitis / Artificial Feeding / Biliary Tree Dysfunction / Breast Reconstruction / Chest Surgery / Cholecystectomy / Colonoscopy / Diaphragm Disorders / Disorders Of The Spleen / Duodenum Conditions / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) / Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery / Hernias / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Jaundice / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Liver Disease / Liver Transplant / MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) / Oesophageal Disorders / Oesophago-gastro-deuodenosopy (OGD) / Pancreas Dysfunction / Pelvic Floor / Perianal Abscess / Reconstructive Surgery / Stoma / Stomach Conditions / Transplant Surgery / Upper GI Surgery
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Simon Galloway

Mr Simon Galloway

Consultant General & Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgeon
Expert witness specialisms: Abdominal Wall Surgery / Appendicitis / Artificial Feeding / Biliary Tree Dysfunction / Breast Reconstruction / Chest Surgery / Cholecystectomy / Cholesteatoma / Colonoscopy / Diaphragm Disorders / Disorders Of The Spleen / Duodenum Conditions / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / General Surgery / Haemorrhage / Haemorrhoids / Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) / Hernias / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / Jaundice / Laparoscopy / Laparotomy / Liver Disease / MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) / Oesophageal Disorders / Oesophago-gastro-deuodenosopy (OGD) / Pancreas Dysfunction / Pelvic Floor / Perianal Abscess / Reconstructive Surgery / Stoma / Stomach Conditions / Twisted Bowel / Upper GI Surgery
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