Professor Brendan Thomas Monteiro

Professor Brendan Thomas Monteiro is an Honorary Professor Health and Society at the University of Salford. He is committed to
academic and research endeavours in Deaf Mental Health care and Autistic Spectrum Conditions in both deaf and hearing people. He has received a Pioneering Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award for my passion and commitment to Deaf Mental Health Care.

Prof. Monteiro is visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to Jacobs Clinic, Sale; he is in the process of setting up Adult Autistic Spectrum Conditions,.Previously he was a Consultant Psychiatrist working in Deaf Mental Healthcare for 37 years prior to this appointment. With over 40 years experience in developing Deaf Mental Health Care and has provided numerous reports on Deaf and Hard of Hearing People.

He established his MedicoLegal Practice since 1989. Providing an average of 60 to 70 reports per year. He provides expert psychiatric Reports on behalf of Claimants and Defendants in keeping with CPR 35. Also independent psychiatric reports to the Civil Courts and forensic psychiatric reports to Criminal Courts on deaf individuals, Anonymised reports available on request.

Expert Witness expertise includes:
Reports on Personal Injury and Psychiatric consequences of Clinical Negligence.
Industrial injuries (deafness and tinnitus).
Forensic psychiatric reports on deaf and hearing people, referred by Courts/Prisons.
Reports for parole boards.
Reports for Prosecution and Defence Solicitors
Reports on mental health of Deaf Adults involved in Child and Family Proceedings
Reports on Fitness to Practice GMC / NMC.
Reports on Industrial injuries
Deafness caused in Noisy working environments can be devastating and have personal, occupational, psychological and social consequences to the individual and their families. Tinnitus can be very disconcerting and has a mutually reinforcing relationship with anxiety and depression.With expertise in Psychological implications of Deafness and Tinnitus, Prof. Monteiro can provide MedicoLegal reports within these areas of expertise.

Prof. Monteiro endeavours to obtain feedback from all Instructing Solicitors and clients following the assessment and provision of the report. This feedback is crucial to his Appraisal and Revalidation process and needs to be assiduously completed for him to maintain his licence to practice.

He has experience of South Asian cultural issues and can speak Hindi.

Further details are available in the attached MedicoLegal CV and his full CV provides information relevant to his career.

Assessments via Zoom and face-to face at various venues in England by prior arrangement

Consulting Rooms
North Manchester (Bury)
BusinessLodge Bury, Barcroft Street, Bury, BL9 5ZT

South Manchester (Sale)
Firsway Health Centre,121 Firs Way,Sale, Manchester, M33 4BR

Chaired and participated in various, conferences on Mental Health and Deafness, Forensic masterclass, ASD worldwide • Keynote Speaker at Conferences and Master Classes in Europe, Japan, US, South Africa/Australia/NZ • Academic and Research, detsails on website and available on request. Anonymised feedback from clients and solicitors available on request.

Royal College of Psychiatrists, Institute of Expert Witnesses, British Medical Association, Manchester Medical Society