Mr. Michael Wilson

Mr Michael Wilson is an experienced Consultant Upper GI and General Surgeon who provides expert evidence in criminal and civil proceedings.

Mr Wilson is a Consultant Upper GI Surgeon at Forth Valley Royal Hospital as the Clinical Lead for General Surgery and Major Trauma. In addition, he is also visiting Major Trauma Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, London.  

Mr Wilson graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Anatomy at Glasgow University, completed undergraduate training at Glasgow University and Higher Surgical training in the East of Scotland deanery at Ninewells hospital, Dundee. He completed a Major Trauma and Acute Care Surgery fellowship at St. Mary’s Hospital Major Trauma Centre, London. He commenced employment as a substantive consultant surgeon at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in 2019.

He works primarily for NHS Forth Valley providing elective and emergency general surgery care to his patients. His main subspecialty interest is benign upper GI surgery but with further subspecialty interests in emergency ‘hot’ gallbladder surgery, laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, complex abdominal wall reconstruction, hiatal surgery, hernia surgery and all aspects of emergency general surgery. He leads the complex hernia regional MDT and offers botox to patients prior to complex abdominal wall reconstruction.

Skills and expertise include:
Laparoscopic Surgery
General Surgery
Abdominal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Advance Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Hernia Surgery
Laparotomy

Mr Wilson is a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy Reserves, holding the rank of Surgeon Commander. He has previously been Executive Officer of HMS SCOTIA and is currently SO1 Medical Officers for the Royal Navy Reserves Medical Branch. He is widely published.

Medicolegal & Expert Witness Training; Dec 24 – Bond Solon Expert Witness: Law & Procedure. Aug 24 – Bond Solon Expert Witness: Cross Examination. Jul 24 – Bond Solon Expert Witness: Courtroom Skills. June 24 – Bond Solon Expert Witness: Excellence In Report Writing. Registered for University of Aberdeen Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate – Outcome pending

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Members of Association of Surgeons Great Britain & Ireland, Member of Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons, Member of British Benign Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society, Trustee of The Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society, Member of the Medical Defence Union, Registration as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist Registration with the General Medical Council