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Dr Andrew Breen

Consultant Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia MBChB, FRCA , FFICM , MBA
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Medico-Legal Experience

Dr Breen is an experienced Consultant in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Leeds Teaching Hospital working with anaesthesia specialising in bariatric surgery. With over 2 decades of clinical expertise he is an experienced expert witness with over six years opining on clinical negligence and personal injury cases relating to intensive care medicine and anaesthesia. He has also given evidence in Court both in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Dr Breen has extensive experience in cases associated with:

  • General Intensive Care Medicine
    – Liver failure and transplantation
    – Upper GI and bariatric surgery
    – Cardiothoracic surgery
    – Haematology and oncology
  • Sepsis
  • Shock/cardiovascular support
  • Respiratory failure
  • Anaesthesia
    – Upper GI and bariatric surgery
    – Thoracic surgery and hepatobiliary surgery
    – Cardiovascular management
    – Intravenous fluid therapy
    – Vascular access
    – Awareness under general anaesthesia
    – Preoperative assessment
    – Airway management and postoperative complications
  • Special interest;
    – Intravenous fluid therapy and electrolyte management
    – Point-of-care ultrasound
    – Ethics of care escalation and decision making

Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Certificate

Dr Breen’s appointment availability 3-4 weeks and his report turnaround is 4-6 weeks.

Clinical Experience

Dr Breen was appointed Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT) in 2005, he also works in both Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and St James’s University Hospital.

Dr Breen has an excellent record in leadership and management, having been Lead Clinician for Adult and Critical Care in SJUH for five years. Then a Clinical Director for Adult Critical Care across all LTHT hospitals for seven years. His serves was led to a CQC “Outstanding” rating in 2018 and have comprehensive experience in delivering, developing and leading high-quality service. This was recognised in the National Clinical Excellence awards rounds in 2019 and 2023.

A national leadership role, he has been elected member of the executive council and board of trustees of the Intensive Care Society (ICS) with responsibilities as chair of the Professional Standards Division and Honorary Secretary. He is a co-founder of the ICS education programme in point-of-care ultrasound, leading this initiative to become the world’s first modular training programme for intensive care professionals.

Dr Breen was awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focusing on healthcare management and leadership and have completed training within the NHS in quality management and investigation. He led his service in Leeds throughout the pandemic, he was also clinical director for the Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber.

Dr Breen is also on the editorial board for the UK General Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS) manual, by setting care quality standards for the speciality of intensive care throughout the NHS.

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