Julian Woolfson
With over 35 years' experience in private practice and the NHS, Julian Woolfson is a leading authority on obstetrics and gynaecology. Until 2007 he worked for Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup NHS Trust, where he combined his clinical role as a consultant with that of associate medical director responsible for all aspects of clinical governance and for devolving and supervising best practice. He was also the trust's clinical risk manager. He is a member of numerous regional and national committees and has only recently stepped down as the chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Professional Standards Committee, and as a member of the college's Ethics Committee and its Specialty Training Committee. Julian is also a lead examiner and hospital visitor for the college, and has published numerous books and articles on obstetrics and gynaecology. Over the last 20 years, he has written 1000 expert reports for claimants and defendants attending court and has given oral evidence in 22 High Court trials. He is a trustee of The Sudborough Foundation (an educational support trust) and Wellbeing of Women (research funding trust), and chair of governors of Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. He was awarded an OBE for voluntary services to higher education in 2008.
