INSIDETHISISSUE: NEWS ON MR. CARL HARDWIDGE 2025
BM FRCSGLAS
LEADING
NEUROSURGEON & EXPERT WITNESS
PROVIDING EXPERIENCED MEDICO LEGAL REPORTS
In any industry there are always organisations that stand out from their peers and set the standards that others in their field have to aspire to achieve. Carl Hardwidge is an expert that certainly meets this criteria leading the way when it comes to providing effective Medico legal reports for Neurosurgery .
Mr. Carl Hardwidge
Leading Neurosurgeon & Expert witness
AwardforMedicoLegalservicesfromtheFFEW2024
Carl has made quite a name for himself over the years establishing a well deserved reputation as one of the rising stars of the industry and if the last few years are any barometer of what the future holds then there are many successful chapters yet to be written in this success story. The reputation Carl has is fully justified and is now beginning to earn him more tangible forms of recognition. In the prestigious 2025 FFEW Awards he will be given the impressive accolade of being named "AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING EXPERT SERVICES TO NEUROSURGERY & MEDICO LEGAL INDUSTRY 2025" a well deserved pat on the back for the life time of dedication to this subject.
The award is well deserved and further cements his reputation as one of the absolute leaders in his field. With these types of awards we think it’s important to recognise experts that are bringing something new and innovative to their subject field. They don’t necessarily have to be the biggest but they have to be an expert that is trying to offer something different to what is already out there and above all they must offer a great service and expertise.
I WAS APPOINTED CONSULTANT IN 1992 AND REMAINED IN THE SAME UNIT. I HAVE HAD A VERY BROAD EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF ADULT NEUROSURGERY BUT HAVE DEVELOPED INTEREST AND EXPERTISE IN SKULL BASE SURGERY, INCLUDING THE MANAGEMENT OF ACOUSTIC NEUROMAS AND SKULL BASE MENINGIOMAS; TRIGEMINAL ANDGLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA AND HEMIFACIAL SPASM; CHIARI MALFORMATION AND SYRINGOMYELIA FROM ALL CAUSES; INTRADURAL SPINAL TUMOURS; DEGENERATIVE SPINAL SURGERY. I HAVE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN SKULL BASE SOCIETIES AND PRESENTED AT MANY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. I WAS AN EXAMINER FOR THE INTERCOLLEGIATE EXAM BOARD IN NEUROSURGERY FOR 15 YEARS SERVING AS THE HON SECRETARY FOR THE EXAM BOARD AND AS EXAM ASSESSOR. I AM NOW AN INTERNATIONAL NEUROSURGICAL FRCS EXAMINER. FROM THE TRAINING SIDE I CHAIRED THE REGIONAL TRAINING COMMITTEE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND I WAS THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR FROM 2018-2022 I BECAME CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF NEUROSCIENCE STROKE REHABILITATION AND SPINAL SURGERY WITHIN MY TRUST IN 2012 WHICH I STEPPEDDOWN FROM IN NOVEMBER 2018 I CONTINUED IN A FULL TIME NHS CONSULTANT POST UNTIL MAY 2023 AND I NOW WORK IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
TRAINING
UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING AT SOUTHAMPTON MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEUROSURGERY TRAINING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL O WALES AS SHO / REGISTRAR; REGISTRAR AT THE WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROSURGERY LIVERPOOL AND SENIOR REGISTRA IN BIRMINGHAM AT THE MIDLANDS CENTRE FOR NEUROSURGERY IN SMETHWICK, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL AND THE BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
EXPERT TRAINING
AS A NEWLY QUALIFIED CONSULTANT I UNDERTOOK REPORT PERSONAL INJURY WORK FOR THE FIRST 5 YEARS OR SO. ATTENDING COURT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS MAINLY RELATED TO POST TRAUMATIC SYRINGOMYELIA, BUT ALSO OTHER POST TRAUMA INJURIES.
HAVING STEPPED DOWN FROM THE CLINICAL DIRECTOR ROLE I HAVE REKINDLED MY INTEREST IN MEDICO LEGAL WORK I HAVE UNDERTAKEN A TRAINING COURSES THROUGH THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE IN 2016 AND COMPLETED THE BOND SOLON COURSES MAKING ME ELIGIBLE FOR THE CUBS CERTIFICATE WHICH I RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2024.
I HAVE ALSO ATTENDED COURSES ON PERSONAL INJURY AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WITH BOND SOLON. I AND HAVE WRITTEN REPORTS FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS AND CLAIMANTS. I HAVE ALSO WORKED FOR THE CORONER AS HER EXPERT LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY I AM NOW LOOKING TO EXPAND MY MEDICO-LEGAL PRACTICE
MEMBERSHIPS
SOCIETY OF BRITISH NEUROSURGEONS; BRITISH SKULL BASE SOCIETY; BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPINAL SURGEONS; ROYA SOCIETY OF MEDICINE; BRITISH MENINGIOMA SOCIETY AND FFEW.
MR CARL HARDWIDGE IS AVAILABLE FOR VIDEO CONSULTATION WHERE APPROPRIATE AND REMOTE HEARINGS FOR TRIAL BY VIDEO LINKS.