Senior consultant neurologist with international clinical and medico-legal experience
Dr Adnan Al-Araji is a Consultant Neurologist and medico-legal expert witness with more than 35 years of neurological practice across Iraq, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Consultant-level neurological expertise, academic authority and substantial medico-legal reporting experience.
Dr Al-Araji provides independent neurological opinion for personal injury and clinical negligence matters where diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment needs or functional impact require specialist consultant assessment.
- Consultant Neurologist
- Expert witness since 2013
- 2,000+ medico-legal reports completed
- 35+ years clinical experience
- Former Associate Professor of Neurology
- Bilingual English and Arabic
A career built across complex clinical neurology, teaching, research and expert witness work.
Dr Al-Araji is an internationally trained Consultant Neurologist whose career has spanned major clinical and academic appointments in Iraq, Canada and the United Kingdom. His practice has covered acute and chronic general neurology, specialist outpatient care, inpatient neurology, multidisciplinary team working and neurological service development.
He has assessed and managed thousands of patients with neurological conditions including headache and migraine, epilepsy and seizure disorders, Parkinson's disease and movement disorders, stroke and cerebrovascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord disease, cognitive impairment, neuro-ophthalmological conditions and functional neurological disorders.
In medico-legal work, this breadth of clinical experience allows him to address complex questions around diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment needs, functional impact and future care requirements.
A strong neurological expert report should be independent, clinically robust and clearly reasoned.
Dr Al-Araji's reports are prepared with attention to the records, the claimant's history, examination findings, relevant investigations and the questions raised within the letter of instruction.International consultant experience across Iraq, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Dr Al-Araji's career includes senior NHS consultant practice, private neurology practice, academic appointments, international fellowship training and the development of specialist neurology services.
Founder and Clinical Director, NeuroVital Clinic, Harley Street
Dr Al-Araji founded NeuroVital Clinic at 10 Harley Street, London, providing private specialist neurology consultations for a wide range of general neurological conditions.
Consultant Neurologist, St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, London
He continues to practise as a Consultant Neurologist at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, providing inpatient and outpatient neurological care in a multidisciplinary independent hospital setting.
Consultant Neurologist, Royal Stoke University Hospital
Dr Al-Araji worked at Royal Stoke University Hospital, a major regional neuroscience centre serving a large population across Staffordshire, Shropshire and surrounding areas. His work included outpatient clinics, inpatient ward rounds, acute neurology on-call work, multidisciplinary meetings and medical teaching.
Visiting Associate Professor of Neurology, University of British Columbia
During a Du Pre Fellowship at the University of British Columbia MS Clinic in Vancouver, Dr Al-Araji undertook specialist clinical and academic work in one of North America's leading neurology centres.
Consultant Neurologist and Associate Professor, Baghdad Teaching Hospital
He served as a senior clinical neurologist and academic at Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Baghdad Medical School, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors while managing a large and complex neurology caseload.
Consultant neurology practice and service development
Dr Al-Araji's first consultant appointment began in 1989. Since then, his career has included the development of neurology services, specialist clinics and multidisciplinary models of care across several healthcare systems.
Fellowship-level professional credentials and full GMC registration.
Dr Al-Araji combines senior consultant experience with recognised UK professional qualifications, international training and membership of leading medical organisations.
Medical qualifications
MBChB from the University of Baghdad, MRCP(UK), FRCP London and FRCP(Glasg.).
GMC registered
Full GMC registration with licence to practise. GMC number 6105332.
Royal College Fellowships
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Professional memberships
Professional memberships include the Royal College of Physicians, Association of British Neurologists and British Medical Association.
Academic background
Former Associate Professor of Neurology and Visiting Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia.
Bilingual practice
Dr Al-Araji conducts assessments in English and Arabic, supporting Arabic-speaking claimants without an interpreter where appropriate.
Research, teaching and service leadership across a distinguished neurology career.
Dr Al-Araji has contributed to neurology through clinical care, research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic publication and the development of specialist neurological services.
Experienced neurological expert witness reporting for civil litigation.
Dr Al-Araji has acted as a medico-legal expert witness since 2013 and has completed more than 2,000 reports in personal injury and clinical negligence cases.
Personal injury reports
Independent neurological opinion following injury, including traumatic brain injury, concussion, headache, dizziness, nerve injury and related neurological complaints.
Clinical negligence reports
Specialist opinion where neurological diagnosis, management, delay, prognosis or outcome requires careful assessment within the clinical evidence.
CPR Part 35 compliance
Reports are prepared for medico-legal use with clear reasoning, balanced opinion and attention to the expert's duty to the court.
Claimant, defendant and joint work
Instructions are considered from claimant solicitors, defendant representatives, insurers and on a joint instruction basis where appropriate.
Joint statements and discussions
Dr Al-Araji can assist with expert discussions, responses to Part 35 questions and joint statements where required by the case.
Current clinical practice
His medico-legal opinions are informed by ongoing clinical practice at NeuroVital Clinic and St John & St Elizabeth Hospital in London.
Specialist opinion across high-volume neurological referral areas.
Dr Al-Araji is commonly instructed where symptoms are persistent, complex or disputed, and where the court or instructing parties require an independent neurological explanation.
A careful, evidence-based and balanced medico-legal approach.
Neurological medico-legal reports often need to address more than diagnosis alone. They may need to explain causation, the likely natural history of symptoms, future treatment needs and the extent to which symptoms are attributable to an accident or alleged negligence.
Record review
Relevant medical records, imaging reports, prior expert evidence and the letter of instruction are reviewed carefully.
Clinical assessment
Where required, assessment includes a focused neurological history and examination relevant to the issues in dispute.
Reasoned opinion
Conclusions are explained in clear language and linked to the evidence, rather than presented as unsupported assertions.
Practical outputs
Reports are prepared to assist case progression, settlement discussions, expert meetings and court requirements where needed.
Instructions accepted from solicitors, insurers and medico-legal agencies.
Dr Al-Araji can be instructed in a range of neurological medico-legal matters where specialist consultant opinion is required.
- Claimant instructions
- Defendant instructions
- Single joint expert instructions where suitable
- Personal injury reports
- Clinical negligence reports
- Responses to Part 35 questions
Face-to-face and remote assessment options are available.
Assessment arrangements can be discussed at the point of instruction and will depend on the nature of the neurological issues, case requirements and location.
- London assessments
- Birmingham assessments
- Stoke on Trent assessments
- Remote assessments where appropriate
- English and Arabic assessments available
- Urgent enquiries considered subject to availability
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Personal Injury Reports
Independent neurological opinion for personal injury matters involving head injury, concussion, headache, dizziness, nerve symptoms and prognosis.
For Solicitors
Information for solicitors considering a medico-legal neurology instruction, including what to send and when to instruct.
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