Medical Expert Witness & Gastroenterology Specialist – Professor Tim Allen-Mersh

Professor Allen-Mersh is a medical expert witness specialising in medico-legal reports, and has more than 30 years’ experience in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal and colorectal disorders such as:

• Appendicitis
• Diverticulitis
• Inflammatory bowel diseases, for example Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
• Colorectal cancer
• Haemorrhoid surgery
• Rectal prolapse
• Gastroscopy / Colonoscopy
• Hernia (laparostomy, inguinal, incisional and umbilical)
• Obstetric perineal/anal sphincter injury or tear
• Emergency general surgery
• Anastomotic leak
• Inadvertent operative injury to the bowel, for example during caesarean section or hysterectomy