Medicolegal Reporting & Expert Witness Services

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Dr Mark W Drummond

Consultant Haematologist | Independent Medical Expert

Dr Mark Drummond is a UK Consultant Haematologist appointed in 2006 and based at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, one of the UK’s leading tertiary cancer centres.

He has over 25 years’ experience in malignant and general haematology in adults and has provided independent medicolegal opinion since 2015, completing more than 300 expert reports across the UK and Ireland.

Areas of Expertise

  • Acute and chronic leukaemias
  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Lymphoma and myeloma
  • Thrombosis and anticoagulation
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Transfusion medicine
  • Chemotherapy and targeted therapy complications

Medicolegal Services

  • Breach of duty and causation reports
  • Condition and prognosis opinions
  • Meetings with counsel
  • Joint expert statements
  • Coroner’s Inquests
  • CPR Part 35 compliant reporting

Claimant : Defendant ratio approximately 60:40.

Academic Credentials

  • PhD (Bellahouston Medal)
  • FRCPath
  • 60+ peer-reviewed publications
  • Chief/Principal Investigator on multiple national and international trials
  • Contributor to national haematology guidelines

Examinations available in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Remote consultations available.
Typical report turnaround: 4–6 weeks.