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Rick Linforth is a UK trained Consultant Onco-plastic Breast surgeon specializing in
breast surgical oncology and reconstruction.

He qualified with his degree in Medicine from Manchester University in 1992 and
completed a higher degree as a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) in 2005 following a
two- research period studying mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis.

He is a Consultant Breast Surgeon at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS trust in
West Yorkshire, where he has held senior management posts including Divisional
Clinical Director of All Surgical Specialties and Anesthesia managing over 1000
staff and a £95 million budget. He has also been the Breast Specialty lead, MDT
lead, Clinical director of Breast, Plastic and Maxillo-facial Surgery
departments.

He is a National Trainer in Breast Surgery for the Association of Breast
Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal College of Surgeons of
England (RCS Eng). He holds dual Fellowships from both the RCS England and RCS
Edinburgh.

He is a memeber of both the Association of Breast Surgery GB and Ireland and also the American Association of Breast Surgeons

Rick has a special interest in breast reconstruction using Acellular dermal matrix having pioneered this technique in 2008 being one of the first surgeons in Europe to develope this technique. He has taughter over 1000 surgerons the technique in workshops across Europe .

Rick Linforth has undertaken medico-legal cases since 2014, writing expert
witness reports for the court which include liability and causation reports,
condition and Prognosis reports. He has received over 400 instructions with a 60/40 split defence/claimant. He has attended court with
appearances at; Civil (1) Coroners (1), and Criminal (1).

To support this work he has attended the Medico-legal Expert training in York
provided by Jonathan Dingle FRSA and Judith Kelbie LLP in 2015. In addition, he
has completed the 5- day Cardiff University-bond Solon (CUBS) course in 2018/19
in Civil Law and Procedures.