Mr Shyam Kumar has worked as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust) since 2011.

He has a special interest in upper limb surgery and is also involved in all aspects of orthopaedic trauma care, as part of the orthopaedic trauma on-call service.

His other roles include being an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of the Appointments Advisory Committee for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, overseeing consultant appointments in Trauma & Orthopaedics.

He is also a Performance Assessor for the General Medical Council (GMC).

Medico-legal Practice:

Mr Kumar has been writing medicolegal reports since 2012. He accepts instruction from solicitors for both claimant and defendant, for personal injury and clinical negligence cases.

Mr Kumar has undergone extensive training and has completed an LLM in Medical law and Ethics and provides high quality, unbiased reports, within accepted timeframes. Clinic venues are available in Bolton, Nelson, Manchester, Lancaster and Lytham.

Home visits can be arranged, on a case-by-case basis.

Private Practice:

Mr Kumar has had a private practice at the Lancaster Hospital, Meadowside, Lancaster, LA1 3RH since 2011. He accepts referrals from NHS and Private GPs, and self-referral by patients. He is a provider approved by all the major health insurers.

Areas include:

Personal injury, medical negligence, clinical negligence, whiplash injury, upper limb surgery, shoulder and elbow, orthopaedic report and care reviews.

Mr Shyam A J Kumar