Philip D Coleridge Smith DM FRCS

Medical Expert Witness - Vascular Surgeon - Medical Editor
Department of Surgery, UCL Medical School,  London, UK.

Address for all correspondence:
Gerrards Cross Business Centre, 52 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross SL9 8EF

Tel: 0870 609 2389 fax: 01753 880346 
E-mail: p.coleridgesmith@ucl.ac.uk

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Brief information

Mr Coleridge Smith is a Reader in Surgery at UCL Medical School, London UK. He pioneered the introduction of duplex ultrasonography in the clinical investigation of venous disease in the UK. He is well known for his many publications on venous disease, particularly those related to the pathogenesis of venous ulceration. With others he published a theory suggesting that leucocyte trapping in the microcirculation of the lower limb during venous hypertension is part of the mechanism that leads to skin damage and venous ulceration of the leg. This publication appeared in the British Medical Journal in 1988. Subsequently he undertook a considerable amount of work to clarify the mechanisms at work in venous disease. This work has been published in many articles and summarised in a book (Microcirculation in Venous Disease. Coleridge Smith PD (Ed). Landes Bioscience, Austin, TX, USA. 1998). More recently he has investigated the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in passengers on long haul flights. This work has been published in the Lancet. (Scurr JH, Machin SJ, Bailey-King S, Mackie IJ, McDonald S, Coleridge Smith PD.  Frequency and prevention of symptomless deep-vein thrombosis in long-haul flights: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2001; 357:1485-9).  Mr Coleridge Smith has pioneered the introduction of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins into the UK and keeps series of over one thousand patients under review.

In 1992 Mr Coleridge Smith became Editor in Chief of Phlebology and saw great advance in the scientific standards of this journal. In 2003 he left Phlebology to become editor of the European Journal for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery with responsibility for papers on venous disease.

Present appointments
Senior Lecturer (1987-1995) and Reader in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, Mortimer Street, London W1.  January 1995 ‑ present.

Honorary Consultant, UCL Hospitals NHS Trust

Participation in Learned Societies   
President, British Association of Sclerotherapists
Member, Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Committee Member, Angiology Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Member, European Venous Forum.
Member, American Venous Forum.
Member, European Society for Vascular Surgery.
Areas of expertise
Peripheral vascular disease with particular emphasis on venous disease including varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic limbs, venous ulcers.
Ultrasound examination of the peripheral vascular system, surgical treatment of vein problems, laser treatment and radiofrequency ablation of vein problems.

Consulting rooms:
The London Vein Institute, 4 Upper Wimpole Street, London W1
The Bridge Clinic, Bridge Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Links

West London Vein Clinic - Varicose Veins: http://www.medi-data.co.uk

Philip Coleridge Smith - expert witness : http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~rehk999

British Vein Insitute: http://www.bvi.uk.com

British Vein Insitute: http://www.british-vein-institute.co.uk

The Vein Clinic, Dublin - Varicose Veins: http://www.varicose-veins.ie

The Vein Clinic, Dublin - Thread Veins: http://www.thread-veins.ie

Hand Vein Treatment: http://www.veins-on-hands.com

British Association of Sclerotherapists: http://www.bassclerotherapy.com

Sclerotherapy training: http://www.sclerotherapy-institute.com

London Vein Institute: http://www.london-vein-institute.com

Phlebology: http://www.phlebology.co.uk

John Scurr - medical expert: www.jscurr.com

© 1995-2007 - Philip Coleridge Smith