Dr Johnson has a wide experience of providing independent medical reports for the Courts, and of advising in medical negligence matters. He has extensive experience of writing reports on liability and causation, in both respiratory and acute general medicine.

He was selected as an outright winner of a Lawyer Monthly Expert Witness Award 2017, in recognition of his specialized knowledge and experience as an expert witness/consultant

These reports are provided for the claimant, the defendant, or on a 'joint expert' basis.

The most common problems upon which his expertise is requested are in the areas of:

• Pulmonary embolism
• Pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Asthma
• Tuberculosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

He also provides 'condition and prognosis' reports on claimants with ongoing respiratory disabilities.

Over the last twenty-five years he has provided over 1,500 such reports, either for claimants (often AVMA Members) or defendants, the Medical Protection Society, the Medical Defence Union, MDDUS, NHS Trusts, and NHS Resolution.

He has also provided independent medical reports for HM Coroners and Employment Tribunals.

He is recognised by the Law Society as an Expert and is a member of the Expert Witness Institute.

Dr Johnson's abridged CV is available here.

Reports normally take up to a month to be prepared from arrival of all records.

The records that are required are:

• All GP records
• All hospital records
• Relevant imaging
• Claimant and/or defence statements

Reports normally take between 10-12 hours to produce.

If Claimants need to be seen and examined, it is usually necessary for them to have full 'lung function' tests, and an up-to-date chest X-ray taken. These are done at additional cost and there needs to be a 'Letter of Guarantee' regarding payment of costs, written directly by the client's solicitor to the providers of these services. Exact details can be obtained from the Practice Manager, Caroline Holliday, on 0207 224 2016, or via this contact form.

Dr Johnson is registered for VAT. Registration number: 910-1318-79.