Industrial deafness • Occupational rhinitis • Whiplash injury • Facial & neck trauma • Loss of sense of smell & taste in trauma • Deafness & tinnitus as a result of road traffic accidents • Vertigo in trauma

I am a specialist in paediatric infectious diseases. I am competent to accept instructions in all matters dealing with transmission, pathogenesis & sequelae of most infections seen in developed countries (including HIV/AIDS). I have a particular interest in tuberculosis, HIV & infections in the immune compromised. Although I only deal with a limited number of neonates in my practice, I am still competent in this area.

Ear, nose & throat surgery • Head & neck cancer • Head & neck tumour surgery • Thyroid surgery • Salivary gland disease • Laser surgery • Voice & swallowing disorders • Noise-induced hearing loss • Facial plastic surgery

Ear, nose & throat surgery • Rhinosinusitis • Rhinitis, including allergic rhinitis • Endoscopic sinus surgery • Nasal surgery • Hearing loss & deafness • Tinnitus • Ear surgery • Acute & chronic ear disease

I have been an NHS GP for 20 years. As a GP, I have worked in a variety of settings, including as a GP Principal (for 8 years), locum work in practices (for 4 years), out-of-hours care, urgent GP care (including within A & E), telephone triage, covering a cottage hospital, looking after patients in nursing and residential homes, and looking after private patients. I currently work as a freelance GP.

Severe community-acquired infection such as meningitis or septicaemia • Hospital-acquired infection, including neurosurgical, orthopaedic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria I have extensive medicolegal experience since 1999 in preparing reports for both defendant and claimant. I have given evidence for the court on 6 occasions. I have attended a medicolegal training course (Bond Solon 3-day residential course, including 1 day on report writing and 2 days on courtroom/cross-examination skills - 17 January 2001)....

Delay in diagnosis of cancer • Tumour growth rates • Radiotherapy & chemotherapy

All common/general ear, nose and sinus conditions (not paediatric) • ENT and airway emergencies • Head and neck, facial and airway trauma/injury, including tracheostomy • Voice and swallowing problems • Thyroid and parathyroid surgery • Head and neck lump/cancer diagnostics and surgery • Robotic and endoscopic head and neck and thyroid surgery • I have a special expertise in thyroid cancer and thyroid surgery, as well as complex head and neck problems

Clinical negligence • Tinnitus • Noise-induced hearing loss • Facial injuries • Head & neck cancer • Thyroid surgery • Vertigo • Smell disorders • Ear, nose & throat surgery • Head & neck surgery • Nasal injuries & fractures • Voice disorders Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (Civil & Criminal)

Ear, nose, throat, head & neck surgery & medicine, including: • Deafness • Tinnitus • Balance disorders • Nasal trauma • Smell disturbance • Sinus problems • Voice problems • Tracheostomy cases • Head & neck cancers & benign tumours • General medical issues, including: • Consent • Communication • Training Additional email: [email protected]

Mr Hobson frequently deals with patients with general ear, nose and throat (ENT) problems, and is particularly interested in snoring and sleep apnoea surgery, nasal problems, thyroid lumps and cancers, as well as children's ENT problems such as recurrent sore throats and deafness.

Head and neck oncology (including diagnosis, rates of growth, MDT management, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prognosis) • Breast oncology (including diagnosis, molecular phenotypes, rates of growth, MDT management, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, prognosis)

Adult neurological & ENT conditions • Bilingual Urdu (Punjabi) speaking & interpreting experience HCPC Registration SL10526

ENT interests: • Otology • Audiology • Rhinology • Paediatrics • Voice • Not cancer

Dr Thomas is a Consultant Medical Microbiologist at Wythenshawe Hospital and is also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Manchester. She is also Departmental Lead for Decontamination. Her main research interests lie in the management of sepsis, in particular patients who are critically ill and requiring intensive care support.

Available to give opinion on matters related to disease & disorders of the ear, nose & throat • Sub-specialisation into paediatrics & otology • Extensive work with industrial hearing loss • Tinnitus • Rhinology • Clinical Director of the Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Unit

General ear, nose & throat surgery • Industrial & occupational deafness • Nasal trauma • Otology • Rhinology

Expertise in general oncology • Particular expertise in skin cancer, thyroid cancer, head & neck cancer, breast cancer & pain control in cancer patients • Occupational carcinogenesis

Also consults at: BMI Thornbury Hospital, 312 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BR. Noise-induced hearing loss • Otology (all aspects) • Special interest in stapedectomy • Mastoid surgery • Facial nerve paralysis • Conductive deafness • Rhinoplasty • Nasal trauma • Nasal obstruction • Bat ears • Routine ENT problems (tonsillectomy, nasal septal surgery, etc.)

Mr Carr has a tertiary adult and paediatric ENT practice focusing primarily on otology, neuro-otology, hearing implantation, including cochlear implantation and lateral skull base surgery. He is interested in all aspects of ENT surgery, with a recognised area of specialism in paediatric and adult otology, including congenital and acquired hearing loss, hearing implantation, chronic ear disease, trauma, industrial deafness, tinnitus and balance. Consulting at BMI Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield.

Dr Kosmidis sees a large number of patients with infection, including aspergillosis, tuberculosis, sepsis, infection in the immunocompromised, post-operative infection and fever of unknown origin in outpatient clinics and inpatient ward rounds. He has been Tuberculosis Clinical Lead and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Lead in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and regularly provides advice nationwide to clinicians referring patients to the National Aspergillosis Centre.

Personal injury involving the head & neck • Acoustic trauma • Cancer of the head, neck & throat • Deafness • Traumatic deafness • Ear injuries • Ear surgery • Head injury - ENT complications • Throat infections • Otolaryngology negligence • Neck injury • Member of the Expert Witness Institute • Cardiff University Certificate as Expert Witness in Civil Law Additional email: [email protected]

Balance and smell impairment in head injury • Noise-induced hearing loss • Acoustic trauma • Whiplash • Mr Murty has his own private clinic providing full audiometry, balance and smell testing • More than 6,250 reports

General otorhinolaryngology with a subspecialty interest in: • Head & neck oncology • Voice & swallowing disorders • Salivary gland & thyroid surgery • Acquired hearing loss Also consulting in London at: (i) West End Medical Practice, Marylebone, NW1 6SN. (ii) Resource for London, Holloway Road, N7 6PA.

ENT surgery • Voice, swallowing, breathing • Head and neck cancer • Tracheal disorders and tracheostomy • Neck lumps • Accidental damage to ears, nose and throat, including tinnitus and deafness