Expert Witness Journal Issue 63 October 2025 - Flipbook - Page 49
Dr Max Mifsud
Consultant Paediatric
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Mark Hayden
MD MScRes FRCS(Tr&Orth) FEBOT
Paediatric Intensivist
Dr Max Mifsud is a fully certified Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon based at
the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, a major tertiary referral centre and designated
NHSE Sarcoma Centre. He is listed on the specialist registers of both the UK General
Medical Council (GMC) and the Malta Medical Council (MMC).
MD, MB ChB, MRCP(UK), FRACP (Australia), FCICM (Australia)
Mark is an experienced paediatric intensivist with sub-specialist skills in
paediatric cardiac intensive care. He has been a consultant for the last
24 years in Australia and the UK. He has worked in public and private
practice. He has been a consultant in paediatric cardiac intensive care
at Great Ormond St Hospital for Children since 2015
Max has experience as a Medical Expert, with a particular focus on medicolegal matters
in paediatric orthopaedics. His specialist knowledge includes cerebral palsy and other
neuromuscular conditions, post-injury/post-traumatic bone and joint deformities, hip
dysplasia (including DDH), bone infections, and sarcoma. He currently undertakes
personal injury cases, and, in cases where breach of duty has already been established,
Max offers Condition and Prognosis reports based on his highly specialist training. He
does not currently do any Causation or Breach of Duty work. Max has been undertaking
work as a Medical Expert since 2023 and has been instructed approximately equally
between defendants and claimants.
Areas of expertise:
In his clinical practice, Max has performed over 4,000 procedures on both adults and
children, with outcomes and patient feedback consistently ranked in the top 25%
nationally. In addition to his clinical practice, Max is the Clinical Governance Lead for
his department and has led numerous local and regional service improvement projects,
with a focus on digital transformation, productivity, patient safety, and equitable access
to care through integrated pathways.
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Paediatric Intensive Care
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Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
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Extracorporeal Support (ECMO/VAD)
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Transplantation (Heart and Lung)
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Tracheal Surgery
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Electronic Medical Records
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The Health Impacts of Air Pollution
Contact: Mark Hayden
Tel: 07407 460 139
Email: mark.hayden@gosh.nhs.uk
Alternative email: markjohnhayden67@icloud.com
Website: https://www.cpmla.co.uk/about
Address: 7, Ingatestone Rd, Aldersbrook, London, E12 5HE
Area of work: UK & Australia
Contact: Raluca Guta
Tel: 01865 307462
Email: raluca.guta@nuffieldhealth.com
Alternate Email: confiance.orthopaedics@gmail.com
Website: www.confianceorthopaedics.com
The Manor Hospital, Nuffield Health, Beech Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
Dr Kailash Krishnan
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
and Hon Asst Professor
MBBS, FRCP, FESO, PhD (Stroke Medicine)
Dr Krishnan is triple accredited in General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Stroke
Medicine with expertise in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine. He completed by PhD in
Stroke at the University of Nottingham and has been a full-time Consultant since
2016.
Dr Ana Phelps
He is involved in the management of patients in stroke and transient ischaemic
Consultant Geriatrician
attack (TIA) across the whole patient pathway including diagnosis, investigation, acute
MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP, RCPathME
treatment, rehabilitation, secondary prevention and long-term complications.
Dr Krishnan is co-lead of the Mechanical Thrombectomy service at Queen's
Dr. Ana Phelps is a Consultant Geriatrician at The Buckinghamshire Healthcare
NHS Foundation Trust. Her interests are general and acute Geriatrics,
Orthogeriatrics, Peri-operative Medicine, Aging, Geriatric Care, Medical
Gerontology, Dementia, Elderly, and Gerontological.
Medical Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and now involved in
roll-out and implementation of AI regionally. Dr Krishnan is also co-lead the PFO
closure for cryptogenic stroke at Nottingham which is now a regional service.
Dr Krishnan is a group chair for developing national guidelines for stroke and part
of an international consortium which developed guidelines for HRT in stroke,
Dr Phelps has specialist interest in Orthogeriatrics and Peri-operative Medicine.
She is also particularly interested in Frailty in the acute and interface settings.
Throughout her career she has been heavily involved with research, teaching and
medical education and more recently with Leadership, Management and Service
Development.
thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy for pregnancy and peuperium for the
European Stroke Organisation.
Dr Krishnan is now a chief investigator of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
in acute intracerebral haemorrhage (awarded by the NIHR RfPB) and principal/site
investigator for eight other clinical trials. He has published widely in national and
international journals (including the Lancet) and regularly peer-review publications
Dr. Ana Phelps is a certified Medical Examiner, Consultant representative to the
Clinical Ethics Committee at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and is deeply
involved in Clinical Governance to ensure delivery of best care for my patients.
submitted to various journals. He is an invited and elected member of various
national and international committees.
Contact: Kailash Krishnan
Contact: Dr Ana Phelps
Mobile: 07970 627 996
Email: ana.phelps@nhs.net - Alternate Email: aphelps@doctors.org.uk
Address: 2 Fairlawn End, Oxford, OX2 8AR
Area of work: Oxfordshire and surrounding areas
EXPERT WITNESS JOURNAL
Tel: 0115 924 9924 - Mobile: 07771 542 937
Email: kailashkrishnan@doctors.org.uk
Address: Lincoln Lodge, Bridegate Lane, Hickling Pastures,
Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QA
Area of work: Nottingham and nationwide
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