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Dr. Gerald Coakley
Dr Duncan Dymond
MD
FRCP FACC
Consultant Rheumatologist & Physician
FESC
MB BS FRCP PhD
Consultant Cardiologist
Private Practice
Dr Duncan S Dymond has been a consultant cardiologist at St
I have expertise in inflammatory rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid and psoriatic
arthritis, spondyloarthritis and connective tissue diseases such as lupus, scleroderma,
Sjögren's syndrome and myositis. I chaired the British Society for Rheumatology National
Guideline group on the hot swollen joint including septic arthritis. I have had an interest in
fibromyalgia and ME/ chronic fatigue syndrome for a number of years. In August 2007, I
set up The Fatigue Clinic, at Keats House, London Bridge. My colleagues include
occupational therapists and psychologists, and we offer treatment along the lines
advocated by the 2021 NICE guidelines on management of ME/CFS. My role is to
confirm or refute the diagnosis, and discuss therapeutic options. I have worked purely in
private practice since September 2023, focussing on the management of ME/CFS.
Bartholomew's Hospital, now a part of Barts Health NHS Trust
since 1987.
He has been undertaking expert witness and medicolegal work
for more than 12 years and has completed his Cardiff University
Bond Solon expert Witness course.
Dr Dymond currently completes 1-2 medicolegal reports per
Medicolegal Practice
week, for personal injury and medical negligence, with roughly a
I have been assessing medicolegal personal injury cases since 2005, and currently
assess slightly more defendants than claimants. I am happy to see claimants at my rooms
in London, or where appropriate at the claimant’s home or a nearby hotel anywhere in
GB for those unwilling or unable to travel to London, or by video where suitable.
60/40% split claimant/defendant.
He has also completed expert witness work for the General
Medical Council, the Medical Defence Union and the Crown
I have assessed over 600 personal injury cases affecting claimants with various sorts of
inflammatory arthritis, as well as those relating to fibromyalgia, complex regional pain
syndrome, spinal pain, post fracture pain and various other chronic pain syndromes, as
well as ME/CFS
Prosecution Service as well as accepting private instructions
directly for solicitors. He has also provided mediolegal
opinions for cases in Singapore.
Since 2019, I have been preparing clinical negligence medicolegal reports in the same
areas as well as in septic arthritis.
I prepare claimant / defendant / joint reports in a ratio of roughly 20/70/10.
T:
020 4580 1397
Contact: Dr Gerald Coakley
Telephone: 07796670396
Email: gerald@geraldcoakley.com
Alternate Email: secretary@geraldcoakley.com
Website: www.geraldcoakley.com
E: medicolegal@harleycardiology.com
W: www.drduncandymond.com
34
Circus Road, St Johns Wood, London, NW8 9SG
Dr Irshad Mohamed Ali
Consultant in Stroke Medicine and Acute & General Internal Medicine
MBBS, FRCP(Edin), CCT (dual) , PG Dip (Medical Toxicology), MRCP (UK)
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Dr Irshad Mohamed Ali is an experienced Consultant in Stroke Medicine
and Acute Internal Medicine, and a recognised expert witness in matters of
medical negligence, personal injury, and hospital care standards. With over
13 years service in senior NHS consultant posts, he has built a strong
reputation for delivering evidence-based, impartial, and robust
medico-legal opinions for coroners’ courts, civil litigation, inquests, and
clinical negligence cases.
He works collaboratively with solicitors, barristers, and legal teams, ensuring
clarity, impartiality, and precision in all reports and testimony.
Dr Ali continues to practise as a senior NHS Consultant, leading services in
stroke and acute medicine. His clinical practice spans:
Areas of Work:
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Stroke Medicine
Acute & General Internal Medicine
Expert Witness & Medico-legal Reporting
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Dr Ali provides detailed and objective medico-legal reports, drawing on his
extensive clinical expertise. He is skilled in case analysis and
court-compliant reporting, with particular experience in:
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Personal injury claims where neurological or acute medicine expertise
is required
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Acute and hyperacute stroke management, including thrombolysis and
mechanical thrombectomy
Assessment of hospital standards of care in complex acute medical
cases
Inquests and coronial hearings requiring a nuanced interpretation of
clinical records
Hyperacute stroke services, TIA clinics, rehabilitation, and inpatient
stroke care
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and ambulatory medicine
Management of a wide range of acute medical presentations: chest
pain, sepsis, venous thromboembolism, delirium, seizures, poisoning,
alcohol dependence, gastrointestinal bleeding, endocrine
emergencies, trauma, falls, and head injuries
Long-term disease management, preventative health strategies, and
complex diagnostics
He is highly regarded for his meticulous and empathetic approach, ensuring
patient-focused, high-standard care supported by the latest clinical
evidence.
Email: irshad.ali3@nhs.net | Telephone: 0773 019 0214
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