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but not with the other party. The Claimant’s expert
should be a昀昀orded the same opportunity to review
the material and form their opinion.
Mr Tom Yeoman
Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon
BSc (Hons), MBChB, MSc, MA, FRCS (T&O)
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Mr Thomas Yeoman is a Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon working in NHS York Teaching
Hospital. He specialises in Hand and Wrist surgery and is part of the orthopaedic trauma
on-call team at York Hospital. His private practice is focused on treating patients with hand
and wrist conditions. Working privately at Clifton Park Hospital (Ramsay Health Care) in
York and the Nuffield Hospital in York. He undertakes medico-legal work at Clifton Park
Hospital (Ramsay Health Care) in York.
During his training Mr Yeoman spent seven years on a training rotation based in Edinburgh
and the South East Scotland Deanery before undertaking a pre-CCT hand fellowship.
Edinburgh Orthopaedic department is internationally recognised for the quality of its training
and research in the field of orthopaedic trauma surgery.
[2025] EWHC 2364 (Comm)
Reference
During the early years of his training, Mr Yeoman developed a keen interest in hand and wrist
surgery. He was later selected to undertake a prestigious Training Interface Group (TIG) fellowship in hand and wrist surgery. This pre-CCT fellowship was based at the world renowned
Wrightington Upper Limb Unit under renowned Hand and Wrist Surgeons. During the fellowship he worked with plastic surgeons in a busy Hand Trauma Unit at Whiston Hospital
and for Paediatric Hand Surgeons at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. During his time at
Wrightington Upper Limb Unit he trained in all aspects of hand and wrist surgery including
hand and wrist trauma, management of osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis including
joint replacement (Total Wrist and 1st CMCJ replacements) and fusion techniques, management of tendon injury and disorders, management of Dupuytrens contracture and the management of peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes affecting the upper limb.
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Mr Yeoman currently works a dedicated Hand and Wrist Specialist who specialises in the
treatment of all common hand and wrist conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome and
other peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes affecting the upper limbs, Dupuytren's disease,
arthritis to the hand and wrist, hand and wrist sports injuries, tendon and ligament injuries
and fractures to the hand and wrist. He has also developed surgical skills in microsurgery and
wrist arthroscopy.
Contact: Diane Robson Tel: Secretary: Diane Robson 07719 396 524
Email: dianerobson.orthosec@gmail.com Web: www.yorkhandsurgeon.co.uk
Address: Clifton Park Hospital, YorkNuffield Hospital, York
Mr Jonathan Rajan
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia,
Expert Witness in Pain Medicine
BSc (Hons) PG Cer t (Med Ed) MBChB FRC A FFPMRC A
Dr Jonathan Rajan is a Consultant in Pain Medicine base in Cheshire. He qualified in 2006 from Edinburgh University and has
trained in Edinburgh, London and the Nor th West. His NHS post is as a Consultant in Pain Medicine where he has practised in a
ter tiar y pain clinic since 2015.
Dr Rajan’s consultant practice involves conducting a range of interdisciplinar y pain medicine clinics with inter ventional practice
including radiofrequency, ner ve root blocks and epidurals and neuromodulation. He works assessing both secondar y and ter tiar y
pain medicine referrals.
He has set up a nationwide complex metabolic pain medicine clinic. He regularly conducts acute pain ward
rounds and sees both chronic and cancer pain patients. He works as an integral par t of an interdisciplinar y pain management team,
aiming to maximise patient involvement and satisfaction.
Dr Rajan has an interest in metabolic medicine patients with chronic pain (working in one of only 2 national centres that specialise in such
disease) and has lectured to both specialist groups and patient groups on the subject of chronic pain and metabolic disease nationally.
Dr Rajan is the Chair of the
Regional Advisors in Pain medicine for the UK and a Board member of the Faculty of Pain Medicine.
He is the vice chair for examinations at the Faculty of Pain Medicine. Dr Rajan has co-authored national guidance on best practice
for spinal inter ventions for the British Pain Society.
Dr Rajan has experience of pain management rehabilitation following or as par t of a medicolegal claim for personal injur y. He has a
wealth of experience from a background of one the few large, interdisciplinar y ter tiar y NHS chronic pain clinics.
He is experienced in the production of repor ts for personal injur y involving chronic pain, as well as negligence cases, for both
claimant and defense cases. Dr Rajan has medicolegal training in the form of the
Bond Solon Excellence in repor t writing
2018/2022, Bond Solon Cross examination skills 2022, Bond Solon Cour troom skills 2022, and is a holder The Cardiff University
Bond Solon (CUBS) Exper t Witness Civil Cer tificate (awarded 2023). He is adept at writing joint repor ts and providing swift and
fastidious responses to par t 35 questions. He consults in Manchester, Birmingham and London as well as countr ywide, with shor t
turn around times available.
Tel: 0161 327 4307 - Email: painmedicineexper trepor ts@outlook.com
Website: www.manchester-pain-clinic.co.uk
Addresses: BMI The Alexandra, Mill Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2PX
Alternate Address: Spire Manchester hospital, 170 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2AF
The Orth Team Centre, Ohm building Didsbur y Technology Park, 168 Barlow Moor Rd, Manchester M20 2ZA
Area of work: Manchester, Birmingham and London and nationwide
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