Mr Ewan Kannegieter MSc FRCPodS FFPM RCPS (Glasg) is a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon practising across NHS and private sectors, with specialist expertise in diabetic foot disease, limb salvage, and foot and ankle surgery.

His clinical practice encompasses elective and urgent care, advanced surgical decision making, complication management, and multidisciplinary working.

He provides independent medico legal opinion on standards of care, clinical judgement, causation, and prognosis in cases involving foot and ankle pathology.

This includes matters arising from delayed diagnosis or referral, management of diabetic foot disease, surgical indication and consent, post operative complications, and the operation of multidisciplinary care pathways.

His medico legal work is informed by senior clinical roles, national leadership positions, and direct involvement in service delivery and governance within UK healthcare. He is instructed in claimant and defendant clinical negligence matters.

Mr Kannegieter has completed accredited expert witness training through Bond Solon and Cardiff University and undertakes medico legal work within the scope of his professional expertise, in accordance with CPR Part 35 and the duties of the expert to the court.

My expertise includes:

Elective and revision foot surgery, forefoot and midfoot pathology, selected hindfoot conditions, minimally invasive surgery, diabetic foot disease and limb salvage, wound complications, infection, delayed healing, traumatic foot injury, biomechanics, gait, footwear and orthoses.

I provide opinion on diagnosis and treatment, surgical indication, consent, standards of care, delayed diagnosis or referral, post-operative complications, causation, functional outcome and prognosis.

I am a Past National Dean of Podiatric Surgery at the Royal College of Podiatry.

Areas further include:

Podiatric Surgery; Podiatrist; Foot and Ankle; Foot Surgery; Clinical Negligence; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury; Foot Injury, Condition and Prognosis; Breach of Duty; Causation and Consent.

Surgical Complications; Diabetic Foot; Limb Salvage; Wound Healing; Infection; Revision Surgery; Forefoot; Midfoot; Hindfoot; MIS; Bunions; Hallux Valgus; Heel Pain; Plantar Fasciitis; Foot Trauma; Biomechanics; Gait; Orthoses.

Medical Secretary: Sarah Rolton 07808 643950.

Completion of accredited Expert Witness Report Writing course (January 2026). Witness Familiarisation/Courtroom Skills (Feb 2026) and Cross- Examination training scheduled for May 2026.

Familiar with duties of an expert witness, including independence, objectivity, and provision of balanced, evidence-based opinion within scope of expertise.