Expert Witness
Consultant in Palliative Medicine MB BCHIR, MA, MRCP, MD, FRCP, FRCGP Hon FRCPathME
- Palliative Medicine
- Consultant
- Qualifications include
- FRCP
- Areas of expertise
- 6
- Instructed by
- Claimant & Defendant
Medico-legal
Medico-legal experience
Professor George has vast medico-legal experience. He has provided expert evidence for various landmark cases that have progressed to Court in England and abroad, accepted instruction as an expert witness from the DPP, civil Claimants and for the Defence. He trained in Medical Law and Ethics at King’s. He is happy to take on cases for both the Claimant and the Defence.
Specialisms
Areas of expertise
Profile
Professional background
Professor George initially trained in Respiratory and General Medicine in 1986. His MD on end-stage obstructive pulmonary disease and experience with adult cystic fibrosis, alongside his background in ITU Medicine has served him to become a pioneer of palliative medicine. He was the first specialist in the UK to develop and apply palliative approaches and develop services for HIV & AIDS and non-cancer palliative care. After a full and extensive clinical career, Professor George currently practices as an Independent Clinical Consultant in Palliative Medicine, and Honorary Consultant Palliative Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He is a Bioethicist & Professor of Palliative Care at King’s College London. Alongside these roles, he chairs the Specialty Certificate Examination Board for Palliative Medicine as part of the Royal College of Physicians.
Scholarship
Summary of publications
Professor George has published over 150 commissioned and peer-reviewed papers, articles and chapters. His H-Index is 23. He has dedicated much of his free time to research. Outside of aspects of palliative care, he has published on care modelling, palliative and End of Life care, ethics, advance care planning, continuity of care, risk-management and distributive justice.
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