Dr Nicholas BrazelAnaesthesia Expert Witness

Medicolegal services

Anaesthesia
expert witness.

Expert witness services in anaesthesia, with specialist interests in obstetric anaesthesia and anaesthesia for major surgery.

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Dr Nicholas Brazel

Dr Nicholas Brazel

MBBS · FRCA · MRCP

Anaesthesia expert witness

Anaesthesia expert witness servicesObstetric anaesthesiaAnaesthesia for major surgery

Professional profile

Dr Nicholas
Brazel

MBBS FRCA MRCP

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, with a specialist interest in obstetric anaesthesia and anaesthesia for major surgery.

My clinical practice includes general and regional anaesthesia, total intravenous anaesthesia, trauma, major gynaecological oncology surgery, maxillofacial surgery and dental procedures for adults with learning disabilities.

As local lead for obstetric anaesthesia governance and complaint response, I review incidents and adverse outcomes, contribute to patient-safety investigations and multidisciplinary maternity governance, and develop clinical guidelines. My training includes a full year in obstetric anaesthesia and additional maternity incident investigation training with Baby Lifeline in association with Cranfield University.

GMC registration: 7047833 · Specialist Register for Anaesthesia.
Professional indemnity for medicolegal work through the Medical Protection Society. 

ICO registration: ZB566150.

Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate, awarded 2026

Expert witness training

Civil Expert Witness Certificate

I have completed the full Cardiff University–Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate, awarded in 2026.

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Please enquire for further information about my professional background, availability and terms of instruction.

Areas of expertise

Specialist interests

Clinical areas at the centre of my anaesthesia expert witness practice.

01 / OBSTETRICS

Obstetric
anaesthesia

Expertise in anaesthetic care during pregnancy and childbirth, including:

  • Labour epidural assessment, management and conversion for operative delivery
  • Assessment of neuraxial block and pain during caesarean section
  • Difficult or failed neuraxial procedures, neurological complications and post-dural puncture headache
  • General anaesthesia for operative delivery
  • Major obstetric haemorrhage, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
  • Maternal deterioration, collapse and resuscitation
  • Consent, timeliness and prioritisation of anaesthetic care
02 / GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AND MAJOR SURGERY

General Anaesthetic practice and anaesthesia for
major surgery

Expertise in general anaesthetic practice and major surgery, including:

  • Preoperative assessment, optimisation and communication of anaesthetic risk
  • Difficult airway management, airway complications and dental injury
  • Regional anaesthesia and associated complications
  • General anaesthesia, accidental awareness and total intravenous anaesthesia
  • Perioperative anaphylaxis
  • Intraoperative hypotension, haemorrhage and cardiovascular instability
  • Perioperative resuscitation
  • Major gynaecological, trauma and maxillofacial surgery

The suitability of each instruction can be discussed directly before proceeding.

Medicolegal experience

Instructions for claimants
and defendants

20+Medicolegal opinions and reports
60%Defendant instructions
40%Claimant instructions

Figures correct as of August 2026. The instruction split is approximate.

Reports and opinions

I prepare screening opinions and CPR Part 35-compliant reports addressing breach of duty and causation in anaesthetic practice.

Example previous instructions

My instructions have included obstetric anaesthesia, neuraxial procedures, pain during caesarean section, consent, neurological and procedural complications, and perioperative care.

Documents

CV and terms
of instruction

Medicolegal CVAugust 2026 · PDFStandard terms and conditionsAugust 2025 · PDF

I am happy to discuss instructions, rates and timescales by email.

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Contact Dr Brazel

Contact

Medicolegal
enquiries

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Emailnbrazel@gmail.com
Telephone07834 826304
Correspondence address
34 Warwick Road
Nottingham
NG3 5ES