Dr

Lourdes

Gaspar

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaeshtesia
Official Qualifications:
MB CHB, FRCA, FIPP, FFPMRCA
Category:
Contact Address:
Dr
Lourdes
Gaspar
The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
OSWESTRY
Shropshire
SY10 7AG

Areas of Expertise:

I am Lead Clinician in chronic pain medicine at the internationally recognised Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry.

I am only one of a handful (30 or so) of pain physicians in the UK holding the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP). This is awarded afte examination by the World Institute of Pain. This is recognised as the as the benchmark for excellence in Interventional Pain Practice. I served on the Executive Board of the UK division of the World Institute of Pain.

I have been an invited speaker at pain medicine meetings and conferences at both a local and national level. Furthermore, I have also taught at internationally recognised cadaveric workshops as a demonstrator to aspiring pain specialists.

Medico Legal Experience:
I have been writing Medico legal reports since 2006.

I have attained the Cardiff University and Bond Solon certification as an expert witness in civil law.

Areas of expertise include:

• Chronic back pain.
• Chronic whiplash type injury.
• Complex regional pain syndromes and neuropathic pain.
• Trauma and surgical induced Fibromyalgia.
• Abdominal and pelvic pain.
• Facial pain.
• Anaesthesia.
• Pain management.
• Cancer pain.
• Post-surgical persistent pain.
• Consent issues relating to surgery and resultant chronic pain.
• Interventional pain procedures and neuromodulation.
• Pharmacological management of pain problems and iatrogenic opioid mismanament

I accept instructions from claimant and defendant. The turnaround time for completed reports is approximately 2-4 weeks. Instuctions are available in London and South East, West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire), North and Mid Wales, North West (Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester), Gloucestershire, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, “M4 Corridor.

Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
Various (see above)
Additional Languages:
No
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
No
Criminal Cases:
No
Media & Public Relations:
No
Personal Injury:
Yes
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
80%
Defendant:
20%
Single Joint Expert:
0%
How many times have you attended court: 0
(Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 75+
(Past 3 years)
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