The Law Society of Scotland - Directory of Expert Witnesses entry for Mr Matthew H Fraser
 










 Mr Matthew H Fraser
 

Consultant Surgeon in Spinal Injury
Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injury Centre
South Glasgow University Hospital
Glasgow
G51 4TF
Tel: 0141 201 2541
Fax: 0141 201 2541
Mobile: 07786 264480
Email: mh.fraser@btinternet.com

Specialist areas of work

  spine/neck injury/surgery
  head/brain/spinal cord disease/injury
  soft tissue injuries
  plastic/reconstructive/aesthetic surgery
  skin grafting

  emergency hospital care
  resuscitation (hospital care)
  multiply-injured (trauma) patients (hospital care)

  paraplegic disability
  quadriplegic disability

  personal injury causes
  road traffic accidents (personal injury)
  personal injury rehabilitation
  fitness to work (personal injury)
  life expectancy/mortality calculations

  medical/nursing care requirements
  equipment requirements
  rehabilitation assessment/costing
  dependency assessment (support needs)

MEDICAL INJURY/QUANTUM

Experience of
Clinical negligence, Personal injury, Acting for pursuer, Acting for defender, Giving evidence in court

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year: 15
Number of court appearances in the last three years: 3
Number of reports in the last three years: 30

Geographical areas of work
Scotland, England, Northern Ireland

Professional qualifications and accredited experience
BM (1979), FRCS(Edin) (1986)

Membership of other professional bodies
BMA, GMC, BSRM, ISCOS, BMAcS