Curriculum Vitae

• Education and Training

  1961 - 68 Southend-on-Sea High School
  1968 - 74 University College and University College
  Hospital Medical School London

• Qualifications

  June 1971 BSc in Physiology with First Class Honours. University of London
  November 1974 MB BS University of London
  March 1977 MRCP (UK)
  December 1980 MD University of London
  September 1984 Accreditation Cardiovascular Disease - JCHMT
  May 1985 Accreditation General (Internal) Medicine - JCHMT
  September 1986 Associate Fellow American College of Cardiology
  January 1991 Specialist Registration General Medical Council
  June 1994 FESC Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology
  May 1995 FRCP (UK)
  January 1996 Specialist Registration Cardio - Vascular Disease
  (European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995)
  General Medical Council
  August 1996 Specialist Registration General Medicine
  (European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995)
  General Medical Council
  March 2005 FACC Fellow American College of Cardiology

• Prizes and Awards

  1972 Wilfred Trotter Medal in Clinical Surgery
  1974 Elective Scholar - Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic,
  Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  1979 British Heart Foundation Junior Research Fellowship
  1980 Semifinalist European Young Cardiologist
  1985 King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
  Traveling Bursary - Division of Cardiology,
  St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, USA.
  1992 Finalist Hospital Cardiology Team of the year

• Present Major Appointments

  Consultant Cardiologist. The Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (From October 1987)
  Consultant Cardiologist. The Wellington Hospital (From January 1988)
  Consultant Cardiologist. Highgate Hospital (From January 2012)
  Consultant Cardiologist and advisor to The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. (From December 1990)
  Past President Section of Cardiology. The Royal Society of Medicine (President October 2008 - 10)

• Professional Background

  I qualified with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Physiology in 1971 at University College London. I graduated in medicine at University College London in 1974. I did my postgraduate training in medicine at University College and The Whittington Hospitals. 
  I was a British Heart Foundation Junior Research Fellow at The Royal Brompton Hospital where my medical thesis (MD) was accepted in 1980. My specialist training in cardiology was at The London Chest Hospital as a registrar and at The Royal Free and Harefield Hospitals as a Senior Registrar.
  
  I became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1977 and a Fellow in 1994. I am also a Fellow of The European Society of Cardiology and The American College of Cardiology.
  I was appointed a consultant cardiologist in 1987 and now work at Barnet & Chase Farm and The Royal Free Hospital NHS Trusts. I have worked at The Wellington Hospital and The Harley Street Clinic since 1988 and have private consulting rooms in North London.
  I am a Cardiology advisor to The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust – advising on all aspects of pre-hospital care of patients with cardiological emergencies.
  
  Between October 2008 and September 2010 I was President of The Section of Cardiology of The Royal Society of Medicine responsible for a programme of training for the next generation of Cardiologists. I continue to be involved in many aspects of professional training in Cardiology.

• Current Medical Practice

  I have a busy NHS practice at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust as well as a substantial private practice in North London. I treat all forms of adult heart disease. I have particular skills in the assessment of patients suffering with angina and acute coronary syndromes. I also specialize in the care of heart failure and heart rhythm abnormalities.
  
  I have undertaken over 10,000 cardiac catheterisations and about 2,000 coronary angioplasties including out of hours primary angioplasties for ST elevation acute myocardial infarctions. I have implanted about 1500 permanent pacemakers both single and dual chamber systems.

• Publications & Medical Education

  I have published papers on a wide range subjects related to adult clinical cardiology. These have been presented at international meetings and published in peer reviewed publications. I am a frequent invited lecturer on a wide range of topics related to cardiology.

• Medico Legal Practice

  I provide expert reports across the range of cardiology. I have provided reports in actions relating to clinical negligence and personal injury. I have attended conferences with council and also appeared in court to give expert evidence. I am familiar with the Woolf reforms and am able to comply with the new rules governing expert medical evidence. I have attended courses in the preparation of expert reports and provision of evidence in court. Most of my work has been for claimants. 

  • Member of the Academy Of Experts
  • Member of the Expert Witness Institute

  Areas of medico-legal expertise:

  • Adult clinical cardiology
  • Assessment and management of chest pain
  • Assessment and management of angina
  • Ischaemic heart disease
  • Acute coronary syndromes
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Assessment of patient with valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA / PCI)
  • Assessment of patients for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Management of post procedural complications of PCI / CABG
  • Cardiac rhythm disturbances
  • Pacemaker implantation – temporary and permanent
  • Heart failure
  • Hypertension
  • Lipid abnormalities

• Medico Legal - Training

  I attend appropriate courses to maintain professional expertise in medico – legal matters.

  • Medico-Legal expert Advanced Training 
  • Writing expert reports in clinical negligence cases. 
  • Expert Witness Intensive Training Course. 
  • Court Room Skills Course. London October 

• Appointment and Waiting Times

  Appointment times for examination:
  Usually two weeks

  
  Waiting times for report:
  Usually 6-8 weeks – dependent on length

• Charges

  £320 per hour charged in units of 6 minutes rounded to the next 6 minutes above (full
  details in my terms and conditions.