As an Upper GI and Bariatric Surgical Specialist Mr Mehta is often asked to provide his opinion on issues as a highly-regarded medico-legal expert.

Mr Mehta provides specialist medico-legal opinions in Upper GI and particularly bariatric surgery cases.

Over the last 10 years, he has been an expert witness in various medico-legal cases as well as provided opinions as an expert witness to Coroners Court with a claimant / defendant ratio of 80:20.

Mr Mehta has expertise in surgery for weight loss (bariatric surgery), cancer of the oesophagus, cancer of the stomach, acid reflux, gallstones, hernia, achalasia, gastroparesis and abdominal emergencies, such as appendicitis and trauma.

Areas include:

Abdominal surgery.
Bariatric surgery.
Bile duct injury.
Cancer.
Clinical negligence.
Emergency surgery.
Gallbladder / Gallstones.

Gastric cancer.
General surgery.
Hepatobiliary.
Hepatopancreaticobiliary.
Hernia / HPB.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic surgery.

Laparoscopy.
Minimal access surgery.
Obesity Surgery.
Oesophago-gastric surgery.
Oesophageal cancer.
Oncology.

Report surgery.
Surgical techniques.
Trauma and trauma surgery.
Medico legal.
Gastrointestinal.