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Bruce Braithwaite

Professional Description:

Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary Associate (Clinical) Professor, University of Nottingham

Qualifications:

MChir MA MB FRCS FRCS (Gen Surg)

Address:
The Park Hospital
Burntstump Park
Arnold
NG5 8RX
Alternate Address:
London Office:
101 Harley Street
Marylebone
London
W1G 6AQ
Area of work:

Nottingham, Central London

Details

Bruce Braithwaite will take on consultations, conferences and remote hearings for trial by video links

Bruce Braithwaite is a teaching hospital Consultant Vascular and General surgeon and Honorary Associate (Clinical) Professor at the University of Nottingham. He has  a wide range of expertise in arterial and venous surgery, including the management of patients with the vascular complications of diabetes. He runs a specialist clinic for patients with deep venous disease including those who have had deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli.

He has prepared reports for clients involved in trauma and medical negligence claims.

He undertakes both Claimant and Defendant work and has been instructed as a Single Joint expert. Bruce Braithwaite has attended Civil Court four in the past five years ( two in person and two via video), Coroner’s Court on three occasions ( one in person and two via video). He has civil court experience in hot tubbing. Medical Report turnaround time is usually 8 to 12 weeks but he can provide reports in 10 working days in urgent situations. Professor Braithwaite can also supply Screening Reports.

Bruce Braithwaite is asked to attend several case conferences each year and, when instructed, has authored joint expert reports, the clarity of which have been complimented by the barristers acting for both parties.

He has a particular interest in deep and superficial venous disease, particularly the outcome of deep vein thrombosis. Is an authority on arterial thrombosis, lower limb ischaemia and varicose vein disease. He has experience in the management of vascular trauma and the vascular complications that can occur. He is an expert in open abdominal hernia repair under local anaesthetic.

Bruce Braithwaite is a core member of the Vascular MDT and Post Thrombotic Syndrome DVT service.

He has been undertaking medicolegal work since 2000 and has been invited faculty to the Personal Injuries Bar Association Meetings in Oxford and Nottingham. He has been trained in the assessment of clinicians by the NHS National Clinical Assessment Service. He has been Chairman of a Hospital Governance and Risk Management Committee and is Medical Director for an NHS Community based local anaesthetic service.

Bruce Braithwaite is able to arrange vascular ultrasound investigations, to be performed by accredited Vascular Scientists, at the same time as claimants are examined. He has negotiated reduced rates, for Solicitors, for the investigations done.

Recent Instructions to provide a medical report
2019 - 48 Instructions ( 25 Defendant, 23 Claimant)
2020 - 76 Instructions ( 26 Defendant, 50 Claimant)
2021 - 74 Instructions ( 22 Defendant, 52 Claimant)
2022 - 73 Instructions ( 32 Defendant, 41 Claimant)
2023 -69 Instructions (35 Defendant, 34 Claimant)

His knowledge and practice is current as Bruce continues to keep up to date by attendance at medical meetings.Subscribing to and receive leading vascular journals and also referees papers for those journals. He has published on an annual basis since the mid 1990s.

 

Training

2001 - Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Symposium, Cardiff, 2002 - Medico-legal Report Writing, Professional Solutions, St Barts Hospital, 2004 - Clinical Testing of HAVS, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, 2008 - Faculty at Personal Injuries Bar Association meeting, Oxford, 2013 - Faculty at Personal Injuries Bar Association meeting, Nottingham, 2014 - National Clinical Assessment Service Workshop, 2019 - Member of the Federation of Forensic & Expert Witnesses.

Expert Training

Bond Solon

Membership

European Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Vascular Surgical Society (Past Committee Member), Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Society of Medicine

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