Mr. Jaykar Panchmatia

Mr Panchmatia is a Consultant orthopaedic spine surgeon at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals. He was educated at Cambridge, Harvard and Yale Universities and trained as a spine surgeon in London and Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. He is motivated, capable, and provides prompt appointments and reports. He can usually turnaround reports within 2-6 weeks, sooner if required.

In 2015, Mr Panchmatia was appointed as Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, London specialising in spinal surgery. He is also the Clinical Governance Lead for trauma and orthopaedic surgery at GSTT. Mr Panchmatia treats elective and acute spinal conditions, offering both non-surgical and surgical treatments.

Mr Panchmatia’s expertise encompass spinal surgery and he accepts all cases including personal injuries; clinical negligence cases; work related injuries and diseases; industrial injuries; sports injuries.
 
Mr Panchmatia’s spinal medico-legal interests include: cauda equina syndrome; whiplash; back pain; neck pain; soft tissue spine injuries; spinal trauma; spine fractures; orthopaedic conditions accompanying diseases of the spine; disc disease including disc prolapse/ disc protrusion/ bulging disc; stiff back; stiff neck; arm pain originating in the spine; leg pain originating in the spine; shoulder pain associated with spine issues; sciatica; numbness in the arms and legs; paraesthesia in the arms and legs; low back pain; pins and needles in the arms and legs; thoracic pain; cervical pain; thoracolumbar pain; lumbar pain; lumbosacral pain; osteoporotic spine and sacrum fractures; neurological spinal injuries; spinal cord injuries; paralysis; spinal stenosis; degenerative spinal conditions; spinal conditions associated with hypermobility; spinal conditions associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; myelopathy; spondylolisthesis; spinal tumours; spinal deformities; failed back surgery syndrome; spinal infections; coccyx pain and fractures.

Mr Panchmatia has been providing medico-legal advice for a number of years. He has undergone his expert witness training. He is registered with APIL, AvMA, National Crime Agency (NCA) and the UK Register of Expert Witnesses.

Mr Panchmatia enjoys a full medico-legal practice representing both Claimant and Defendant law firms in actions relating to personal injury and clinical negligence. Mr Panchmatia holds weekly medico-legal clinics in London, but is happy to travel in order to conduct home and prison visits. He can usually turnaround reports within 6-8 weeks, sooner if required.

Mr Panchmatia has over 70 academic presentations and publications including in neurosurgery and orthopaedic journals. He has spoken to neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons at meetings internationally including at the North American Spine Society. Mr Panchmatia's international and national awards include a Fulbright Scholarship and the British Orthopaedic Association’s Robert Jones Gold Medal.

MA (Cambridge), MPH (Harvard), MB BChir (Cambridge), USMLE, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate

British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS), British Medical Association (BMA), British Scoliosis Society (BSS), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), General Medical Council (GMC). GMC number 6065034.