Dr Shanbhag has been an expert witness in gynaecology for a number of years and has undergone expert witness training.

Dr Shanbhag enjoys a full medicolegal practice representing both claimants and defendants in cases of sexual offences, breach of duty, causation and clinical negligence.

Dr Shanbhag is happy to be instructed by both Police and Prosecution Services as well as Defendant law firms.

Areas include:

Cancer, cervix, uterus, endometrium, ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum, vulva, vagina, heavy periods, heavy menstrual bleeding, abnormal vaginal bleeding, abnormal smear, CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, VIN, vulval intraepithelial neoplasia, VAIN, vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, hysterectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy and oophorectomy.

Other specialised areas include:

Salpingectomy, subtotal hysterectomy, exenteration, gynaecology, oncology, radical, PID, pelvic inflammatory disease, LLETZ, loop biopsy, cone biopsy, knife cone, conisation and large loop excision of transformation zone.

LEEP, loop electrosurgical procedure, laparoscopy, minimal access surgery, total laparoscopic hysterectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, endometriosis, tubo-ovarian abscess, sepsis, fibroid, myomectomy and cystectomy and debulking surgery.