MA(Cantab) BM BCh(Oxon) MCRP(UK) MRCGP DCH

         Curriculum Vitae

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Trained at Cambridge University and Oxford Medical School in England, Dr John Limbert has specialist qualification in pediatrics, 24 years broadly-based clinical experience, and 10 years of full-time consulting in legal medicine for medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers.  He has advised over 800 lawyers in more than 2000 cases, including multi-million dollar settlements and judgments. 

His recently-published Electronic Handbook of Legal Medicine for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers is based on 8 years of his monthly newsletters digesting clinical research of medicolegal relevance. 

MEDICOLEGAL EXPERIENCE

	1992 to Present	International Medical Litigation Consultants, Victoria, British Columbia
		Medicolegal consulting physician, researcher, educator, writer.

TEACHING PRESENTATIONS

	2003 March	“Malpractice 1st Annual Congress”, San Juan, Puerto Rico
	2002 October	“Chronic Pain Syndrome Claims”, Vancouver, BC, Canada
	2001 April	“Presenting Soft Tissue Injury” Victoria, BC, Canada
	2001 January	“Medical Expert Witnesses” Regina, SK, Canada
	1989-1991	Courses on Human Sexuality, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
	1972-1973	Pediatrics, Dundee, Scotland

PUBLICATIONS

	1994 to present	Bimonthly newsletters “Medical Malpractice News” and “Personal Injury News”
	2002 November	E-book “How to prove fibromyalgia disability”
	2002 October	E-book “Should you sue your doctor?”
	2002 September	“Electronic Handbook of Legal Medicine” for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers
	1993	“Sexual Consequences of Head Injury”, Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
	1991	“Sexual Exploitation by Physicians”, Ontario Medical Review

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS

	1976	Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
	1973	Diploma in Child Health
	1973	Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in pediatrics
	1970	Diploma in Obstetrics of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

	1980 to	Independent Physician, Thunder Bay, Ontario
	1992	Physician and Counsellor Specialised practice of pediatrics, general and family practice, individual and couple counselling, group, professional and public seminars
	1973 to	Independent Physician, England, Libya, Canada
	1980	Physician and Counsellor General and family practice with an early emphasis on pediatrics, later on counselling 1979-1980 Thompson, MB, Canada
		1977-1978 Benghazi, Libya
		1973-1977 Principal in General Practice with sessional pediatrics, Milton Keynes, England, senior partner from 1974
	1968 to	Various (mainly Teaching) Hospitals, England and Scotland
	1973	Hospital Physician
		1971-1973 (Registrar - Resident) pediatrics, Dundee
		(House Office and Senior House Officer - rotating internships) 1971 pediatrics, Dundee
		1970-1971 general medicine, Nottingham
		1969-1970 obstetrics, Swindon
		1969-1970 gynecology, Swindon
		1968-1969pediatrics, Oxford

APPOINTMENTS

	1988-1992	Founder General Practice Member, Ontario Medical Association Special Committee on Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
	1989-1991	Chairman, Hospital Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, McKellar General Hospital, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
	1989-1992	Founder Member, Ontario Medical Association Helpline, Toronto, ON, Canada
	1988-1990	Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-president, then President, Medical Staff, McKellar General Hospital, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

	Member, Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
	Member, Canadian Medical Association
	Member, Ontario Medical Association

MEDICAL EDUCATION

	Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1969 Master of Arts (Natural Sciences)
	Oxford Medical School, Oxford, England 1965-8 1968 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MD equivalent)
	Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1962-5 1965 Honours Bachelor of Arts (Natural Sciences) Major:  Anatomy and Physiology
	Beverley Grammar School, Beverley, Yorkshire, England 1955-62 Major:  Zoology, Botany, Chemistry