Mr

Amit

Bhalla

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Official Qualifications:
MB BS, BSc (Hons), MEd, DIC (Merit), FRCS (Tr & Orth) LLM (Merit), Capsticks Dip Clini Risk & Claims Management
Category:
Contact Address:
Mr
Amit
Bhalla
Zenith Medicolegal
71-75 Shelton Street
LONDON
WC2H 9JQ

Areas of Expertise:

Mr Bhalla qualified in 2005, and has been in practice for 17 years. He is working as a full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Spinal Surgery. He has training and expertise in all forms of Orthopaedics, and Spinal Surgery.  As he is fellowship trained working in a tertiary referral centre as part of a major trauma centre (MTC) within the NHS, he is well suited to giving expert opinions
on a variety of spinal conditions.

His areas of expertise and interest include:

Spinal Conditions:

Neck injuries including whiplash.​
Spinal cord injuries.​
Spinal trauma including spinal fractures.​
Neck pain and back pain.​
All degenerative spinal conditions.​
Sciatica, spinal stenosis, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy.​
Spinal deformity, scoliosis.​
Spinal surgery, including revision spinal surgery.​
Spinal tumours (cancer).​
Spinal infections.​

Orthopaedic Conditions:

Musculoskeletal injuries.​
Soft tissue injuries.​
Lower limb fractures.​
Upper limb fractures.​
Orthopaedic surgery.​
Foot and ankle injuries.​
Hand and wrist trauma/injuries.​
Whiplash.​
Road traffic accidents.​
Personal injury.​
Public hazard injuries.​
Work place accidents.​

Professional Memberships:

The British Medical Association.​
The British Scoliosis Society.​
The British Association of Spinal Surgeons.​
The Scoliosis Research Society.​
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (Fellow).​
AO Spine.

Furthermore, he has a passion for a deeper understanding of medical law and has now completed and passed with merit a formal qualification, the LLM at Cardiff University, the “Legal Aspects of Medical Practice”. He has completed the 3-year program, with a specialized dissertation in spinal surgery and surgical consent.

He is also an active lecturer at Keele University and participates in the teaching of undergraduate students in medical ethics and healthcare law.

He has also completed the Capstick’s Diploma in clinical risk and claims management.

He is willing to accept instruction on the full range of spinal conditions listed above.

He is the managing director of Zenith Medicolegal LTD, and can take instruction on clinical negligence, medical malpractice, personal injury, liability and causation reports, and surgical errors, in all fields of Orthopaedic and Spinal surgery. He is fully conversant with Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR 35), the Practice Direction (PD35) and the Pre-Action Protocols.

He has engaged in formal training in report writing and has successfully completed the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate, including training on report writing, courtroom skills and cross examination in court; and examinations on civil procedure and law.

Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
GB Wide
Additional Languages:
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
Yes
Criminal Cases:
Yes
Media & Public Relations:
Yes
Personal Injury:
Yes
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
45%
Defendant:
45%
Single Joint Expert:
10%
How many times have you attended court: 1
(Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 150+
(Past 3 years)
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