Dr. Charles Shaw-Smith

Dr Charles Shaw-Smith is a Clinical Geneticist with twenty years’ experience at Consultant level. He is based at the Peninsula Regional Clinical Genetics Services in Exeter, UK.

Before moving to Exeter in 2010, Dr Shaw-Smith was Honorary Consultant and University Lecturer in Medical Genetics at the East Anglia Regional Genetics service based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.  He previously held training posts in Clinical Genetics in Cambridge and Birmingham.

Dr Shaw-Smith provides NHS clinics throughout the Peninsula Region (Devon and Cornwall), seeing patients with personal or family histories of conditions within cardiac genetics, renal genetics and neurogenetics; and children with developmental delay or congenital malformations. Dr Shaw-Smith is not active in the field of cancer genetics.

Dr Shaw-Smith undertakes medico-legal work, he has received training in medico-legal report writing from Bond Solon and provides medico-legal advice in a range of areas, including chromosomal disorders in childhood, congenital malformation syndromes, single gene disorders, connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, and others.

Dr Shaw-Smith has completed over 100 such reports, around 90% for Claimant and 10% for Defendant. A specimen report is available on request.

Reports can be made available within 2 months of receiving briefing documents, or within 3-4 months if an interview/assessment of the patient is required.  Please contact him here to determine current timeframe for reports and fees.

Dr Shaw-Smith has a strong background in research having held Training and Intermediate level Fellowships funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Bond Solon Report Writing and Courtroom Skills

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