An Expert Opinion
Professor Lodge has been involved in legal work for several years. This has included capability assessments for NHS Trusts and reports for the GMC (the UK medical regulatory body). In addition, he carries out detailed reviews of surgery services and individual surgeon reviews for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britian and Ireland. This involves making recommendations about how to improve the service offered to patients.
“I have just heard from the Trust with their Letter of Response to my Letter of Claim and would be grateful if you could pass my thanks to Professor Lodge. Every allegation in relation to Breach of Duty and Causation that he identified and was repeated by me in the Letter of Claim have been admitted leaving a clear run for us to obtain proper recompense for this lady. I am truly grateful and my client will be delighted and relieved.”
Years of Experience
Professor Lodge has been doing legal reports for medical cases for several years. Example cases have dealt with injury and death related to cholecystectomy, liver resection and liver transplantation, and also major abdominal trauma. He also regularly deals with cases relating to weight loss (bariatric) surgery. Professor Lodge has been instructed approximately 60% for defence and 40% for claimant. Professor Lodge understands that lawyers and the Courts have to work to tight deadlines and he aims to be always on time and working within reasonable financial constraints.