Surgical consultant & expert

Dual operative practice and legal testimony

Mr Alistair Vance provides independent expert witness reports for contentious spinal pathology, clinical negligence, and complex high-velocity trauma claims across the UK.

Clinical appointment

Twenty years surgical leadership

Appointed Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon at Royal London Hospital Major Trauma Centre, Mr Vance leads tertiary reconstructive cases following severe axial skeleton trauma.

Following international complex spine fellowships in Bern and Toronto, his surgical scope encompasses cervical disc arthroplasty, thoracolumbar decompression, and revision instrumented fusion.

Professional registrations

Verifiable judicial standing

150+

court attendances and joint conferences

GMC

specialist register 4829104

21 Days

standard report turnaround timeline

Bond Solon

CPR Part 35 certified witness

Research & literature

Biomechanics and spine publications

Author of forty-two peer-reviewed papers spanning The Bone & Joint Journal and European Spine Journal, concentrating on pedicle screw pullout kinematics and degenerative lumbar instability patterns.

Principal investigator on multicentre spinal fusion trials, ensuring every causation and prognosis opinion is backed by peer-reviewed clinical trials and international consensus guidelines.

Review sample court reports

Instructing solicitors may request redacted CPR Part 35 causation reports and recent joint statement schedules.