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Dr Sarah Whitehead

Consultant Microbiologist
Areas of Expertise

Since August 2021 I have provided expert Microbiology reports for a UK based medico-legal partnership which assists trusts in assessing claims regarding medical negligence & advising whether they are likely to be defensible in court.

I have provided 160 reports for them, of which 8 have been disclosable to the court, with the remainder being short reports to assist in settling out of court or as preliminary opinion before proceeding to disclosable reports.

I have also provided a disclosable report independently to a firm of solicitors in 2024.

I have provided opinions on how infections have been acquired or worsened, and on the optimal use of antimicrobials for a wide range of cases, particularly central nervous system viral and bacterial infections, prosthetic joint and surgical wound infections, selection of and side effects of antibiotics, and infections acquired from the hospital environment.

Areas include:

Medical Microbiology.
Virology.
Post Surgical Infections.
Obstetrics/Gynaecology Infections.
Hospital Acquired Infections.
Central Nervous System Infections.
Paediatric/Neonatal Infections.

Antimicrobial Choices and Side Effects.
Infections in General Practice.
Screening for Resistant Organisms and Decolonisation.
Orthopaedic/Prosthetic Joint Infections.
Infections in Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplants.
Infections Acquired from the Built Environment.
Infective Endocarditis.

Official Qualifications:
MBChB, FRCPath, MSC
Category:
Regional Limits:
England, Wales & Northern Ireland
Additional Languages:
English only
Additional Information
Expert Witness Work
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
No
Criminal Cases:
No
Media & Public Relations:
No
Personal Injury:
No
Expert Witness Activity
Claimant:
34%
Defendant:
33%
Single Joint Expert:
33%
Court Attendance: 0
(Past 3 years)
Written Reports: 160
(Past 3 years)
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Dr Sarah Whitehead

Contact Address:
Dr
Sarah
Whitehead
Golden Jubilee Hospital
17 Dalvait Gardens
Balloch
ALEXANDRIA
West Dunbartonshire
G83 8LW

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Sarah

Whitehead

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