Expert Witness – Mr Ray Ross
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon

Mr Ross qualified as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in 1984 and, after broad-based orthopaedic practice, dedicated himself to spinal surgery in 1992. Since August 2002 he has served as Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Director of Ross Medico‑Legal in Manchester and Cheshire, delivering high‑quality surgical care to adult patients with spinal pathology.

His clinical focus is exclusively on adult spinal disorders, encompassing degenerative disease, trauma, and deformity. Within this domain he has a particular interest in the biomechanical aspects of spinal stiffness, a topic he explored in his MD dissertation, and in applying this knowledge to optimise patient outcomes.

As Director of Ross Medico‑Legal, Mr Ross oversees the commissioning, preparation and delivery of medico‑legal reports, manages a small multidisciplinary team and coordinates liaison with solicitors, insurers and the courts. He is responsible for business development, quality assurance and the strategic growth of defendant‑focused reporting services. During his time in Salford he was successively Director of Orthopaedic services and subsequently Surgical Director serving at Board Level.

Mr Ross’s research agenda centres on spinal biomechanics, particularly the role of mechanical stiffness in normal and pathological states. He continues to monitor emerging evidence on spinal injury mechanisms. He is increasingly interested in why and how negligence occurs in spinal cases, and to bring this knowledge into the public domain.

A Perfect Storm: Diagnostic challenges and Evolving Medicolegal Standards in Cauda Equina Syndrome (compression) Yasin N; Ross R PI Focus November 2025.

Mr Ross actively maintains his medico‑legal competence through online Bond Solon courses, IDF seminars, MPS workshops and a quarterly regional online meeting that gathers 40‑50 spinal surgeons from the UK and abroad. He participates in annual appraisal and was revalidated for GMC licensing in 2024. He is developing basic lectures for solicitors to assist understanding of the spine and its pathologies.

Mr Ross provides concise, evidence based reports for personal injury and clinical negligence cases, with a focus on adult spinal pathology.