ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE
ANDREW JOHN PARKER
CONSULTANT EAR, NOSE & THROAT SURGEON/OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST
AT THE ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL, SHEFFIELD
and
SENIOR LECTURER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
PEAK MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED
The Chapel
Sir William Hill
Grindleford
Hope Valley S32 2HH
Contact numbers:
Email
Tel: 01433 639100 Fax: 01433 631822
aparker@medicolegal2000.co.uk
QUALIFICATIONS
MB ChB (Honours) Leeds
DLO Eng
FRCS Ed (Otolaryngology)
June 1981
November 1985
May 1986
FRCS. Eng. (Otolaryngology) April 1987
Master of Surgery (ChM.) Feb.1991
University of Bristol
PRESENT APPOINTMENT
Senior Lecturer / Consultant Otolaryngologist, Royal Hallamshire Hospital / Examiner in Medicine and
Surgery, University of Sheffield and in ENT at the Royal College of Surgeons of England / Member of
the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the MRCS, previous Diploma of
Laryngology and Otology and now Diploma of Otorhinolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery and also a
Finals Examiner for the Sheffield University Medical School.
Member of the Surgical Accreditation Committee in Otolaryngology (ENT), Royal Colleges of Surgeons
(UK)
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
FROM
Oct. '91
Oct.'90
Dec.'88
Sept.'88
Sept.'86
TO
Jul.'92
Sep.'91
Sept.'90
Nov.'88
Aug.'88
GRADE
Senior Registrar
Senior Registrar
Senior Registrar
Registrar
Research Fellow
June'86
Aug.'85
Aug.'86
May '86
Registrar
Registrar
Feb.'85
Aug.'84
Feb.'84
Aug. '83
Aug. '82
Aug. '81
July '85
Jan. '85
July '84
Jan. '84
July '83
July '82
SHO
SHO
SHO
SHO
Demonstrator
JHO
POST
ENT Surgery
ENT Surgery
ENT Surgery
ENT Surgery
ENT Surgery
HOSPITAL
Royal Hallamshire, Sheffield
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Bristol Royal Infirmary
University of Bristol &
Royal Infirmary
ENT Surgery
Royal United Hospital, Bath
ENT Surgery
Bristol Royal/Bristol Gen./
Bristol Childrens'
ENT Surgery
Leeds General Infirmary
Plastic Surgery
St. James Hospital, Leeds
ENT Surgery
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Casualty
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Anatomy Dept.
Leeds University
Professorial
Leeds General Infirmary
Medical & Surgical Units
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PUBLICATIONS - these include
I have published widely on all areas of the ENT specialty. Publications include:
(1)
A model to refine the selection of children with glue ear for adenoidectomy.
Maw A R, Parker A J. Clinical Otolaryngology 1993 18 164-170.
(2)
Characteristics of Groningen Tracheo-oesophageal speaking valves prior to insertion and
after removal for failure. Parker AJ Wickham M Stevens JC Clegg RT, Current Opinion in
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 1993 Eds Fabian RL, Gluckman JL, Current
Science Ltd. London W1P 5FB
(3)
Day case tonsil and adenoid surgery: How many are eligible? Yardley MPJ, Fairley JW,
Durham LH, Parker AJ.Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1994 39: 162-163.
(4)
Acceptability and intelligibility of tracheo-oesophageal speech using the Groningen
valve. O'Leary IK, Heaton JM, Clegg RT, Parker AJ.Folia Phoniatricia 1994 46: 180-187.
(5)
The Jepson Whistle: a simple device for laryngectomees
Jepson RH, Alderson DJ, Clegg RT, Parker AJ.
Journal of Laryngology and Otology 1994.
(6)
Post laryngectomy fistula – a novel approach to an old problem
Thevasagayam M S , Parker A J
CME Bulletin:Otorhinolaryngology. Head and Neck Surgery Vol 2 :2;65-66 1998-08-21
(7)
Book Chapter Mucous Membrane Disorder: The Medical Viewpoint (Occupational
Rhinitis) as Chapter 8, Occupational Illness Litigation, Thompson: Sweet & Maxwell,
September 2002, Pages 8-025 to 8-038
(8)
Mucous Membrane Disease – The Medical Viewpoint in Industrial Diseases Litigation.
Editor McDonald A and Georges A, London, Sweet & Maxwell 1998. Pages 272-284.
(9)
Occupational Rhinitis: A Poorly Diagnosed Condition. Drake-Lee A, Ruckley R and Parker
A J. Review article, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2002. 116:580 – 585.
(10)
Various commissioned articles, presentations and training sessions on Noise Induced
Hearing Loss/Occupational Rhinosinusitis for various solicitors and insurance companies.
(11)
Acoustic Shock – A New Occupational Disease for the 21st Century?
Parker WAE, Beckett VL, Parker G, Parker AJ
1st prize, poster presentation, North of England Otorhinolaryngological Society, September 2007
(12)
External carotid artery aneurysm in an infant presenting with oropharyngeal haemorrhage
Jarvis SJ and Parker AJ, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2001, 115: 500-501.
INVITED FACULTY AND LECTURES - including
(1)
Third International Voice Symposium, Edinburgh, September 1993.
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(2)
Fifth International Congress on Surgical and Prosthetic Voice Restoration After
Total Laryngectomy. First European Study Group For Functional Surgery Following
Laryngectomy symposium, Grado, Italy, September 1993.
(3)
Recent Developments in Surgical Speech Restoration, Charing Cross Hospital September 1993
(4)
Combined British and American Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Meeting.
Glue ear - what is the best treatment?
Laryngology and Otology Sections of the Royal Society of Medicine, Nottingham, July 1993.
(5)
European Group for Functional Laryngeal Surgery, various meetings 1993-95. This was a
European Economic Community Committee to advise on optimum treatment of laryngeal cancer
across Europe.
(6)
Birmingham International Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Course,
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th years (1996-2001), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
(7)
Evidence Based Salivary Gland Disease Management, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, March
1997.
(8)
The Trent Regional Temporal Bone Dissection Course (ear surgery), Derby Royal Infirmary,
1997-present.
(9)
‘Medical negligence what is it and where is it going?’ The North of England
Otorhinolaryngological Society Meeting, The Lowry Centre, Manchester 15 th September 2006.
(10)
Sir Ernest Finch Lecture, Sheffield 2000, The Voice of the Future.
(11)
Sheffield Medical Chirurgical Society Annual Christmas Lecture 2002: The Professional Singing
Voice.
(12)
Trends in Vocal Rehabilitation Across the Country (1990) International Conference on Surgical
Speech Rehabilitation, Charing Cross Hospital.
(13)
Trends in Vocal Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom (1993) First European Study Group for
Functional Surgery following Laryngectomy, Grado, Italy.
(14)
Medical negligence: how the law works and pitfalls for specialist registrars
National ENT Masterclass, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, January 2007
(15)
Medical Negligence and its relevance to oncological treatments
Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield August 2007
(16)
Industrial Disease Litigation: Noise Induced Hearing Loss
National Symposium, Berrymans Lace Mawer, Manchester September 2007
(17)
Operation Child
British Association of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngologists, St Thomas’ Hospital
London, September 2007
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(18)
Identifying Fraud in Disease Claims: Noise induced hearing loss
Conference, Zurich Insurance, Birmingham December 2007
(19)
National Masters’ Head and Neck Course, 2006,7 and 8, Coventry
(20)
Speaker at the Association of Personal Injuries Bar Association meeting, St Catherine’s College,
Oxford, 12th April 2008
MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, British Medical Association, Medical Protection Society,
Council Member of the North of England ENT Society, British Voice Association.
ROLE AS ADVISER
I am an external Professional Adviser for the National Health Service Ombudsman based at Millbank
Towers in London.
I am an external Adviser for medical negligence cases to the Medical Defence Union and Medical
Protection Society.
Former Programme Training Director to the North Trent ENT Rotation.
Assessor in the validation of the new fitness to practise examinations at the General Medical Council,
Euston Road, London 2008.
Clinical Invigilating Examiner for Professional Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB), the General
Medical Council.
Member of the organising committee for the next British Academic Conference in Otorhinolaryngology.
Member of the Police Medical Appeals Board.
Reviewer of articles submitted to the Journal of Laryngology and Otology and latterly the Annals of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England.
MEDICOLEGAL EXPERIENCE
I am a Law Society checked expert (no. 4023) and have undertaken medicolegal work at Consultant level
since 1992.
Appropriate training preparing reports in line with the recent Civil Justice Reforms and in single expert
working.
I am one of the Lead Clinicians in Head and Neck Cancer at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield
and have been involved in the management of these patients at Consultant level since 1992.
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My current medicolegal instructions are split 60% claimant: 40% defendant and negligible joint expert
for work of this nature and I am experienced at attending case conferences and giving evidence in Court.
This included the recent Nottingham textile cases in the Nottingham County Court.
I am a Member of the Society of Expert Witnesses and a speaker at one of their meetings (2004).
I give periodic lectures on noise induced hearing loss, voice disorder and industrial rhinitis to firms of
solicitors and insurance companies.
I have been a Member of the British Voice Association and for the last 10 years I have undertaken a
regular Voice Clinic at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital for all ranges of conditions.
I frequently undertake medicolegal assessment clinics in Birmingham area, Cambridge, Chesterfield,
Liverpool, London, Sheffield, Stockport and Stoke on Trent.
I prepare medicolegal reports in respect of noise induced hearing loss, acoustic shock, voice disorder,
industrial rhinosinusitis, medical negligence and personal injury cases on a regular basis.