1. Curriculum Vitae
Charles J Simenoff July 2016
BSc; MB ChB; DRCOG; MRCGP.
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME: Charles Julius Simenoff
ADDRESS: 17 St. John Street, Manchester M3 4DR
TELEPHONE: 0161-796-7746
MOBILE: 07976-847086
E-MAIL: charles.simenoff@dunedinmedicolegal.co.uk
MARITAL STATUS: Married, father of twin daughters
DATE OF BIRTH: 05.10. 54
PLACE OF BIRTH: Edinburgh, Scotland
NATIONALITY: British
HEALTH: Excellent
DRIVING LICENCE: A full and clean driving licence
REGISTRATION DETAILS: GMC Reg. No. 2335904 revalidated until june 2021
Medical Protection Society no 118348.
I am fully accredited with MEDCO as of 16th
May 2016
until May 2019
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT 1994 - present
Examining medical officer - involved in the compilation of Medico-legal reports for
solicitors practising Personal Injury Litigation representing both claimant and defendant
(over 17,000 cases). On approved list of most major insurance companies including:
• Norwich Union-Aviva,Churchill,Legal and General and Direct Line
• I am a member of the Expert Witness Institute. I am registered
myself with Medco.as of 1st
April 2015.
• I am on the APIL Medical Panel. Prior to the Woolf Reforms in
April 1999,my workload was 70% Plaintiff and 30% Defendant;
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2. since Woolf my workload is 95% Single Joint Expert for Fasttrack
cases.
CAREER HISTORY
JULY 2007 TO PRESENT
Medico-legal General Practitioner Expert Witness specialising in Fast Track cases.
1982 –2007
Principal in General Practice in Ashton,Middleton and Manchester
1 August 1980 - 31 July 1982
General Practice Training Scheme
1 August 1978 - 31 July 1979
House Officer, Department of Medicine and surgery The Royal Oldham Hospital,
Oldham, Lancs.
EDUCATION
The Royal High School Edinburgh, 1959 - 1972
Edinburgh University Medical School 1972 -1978
QUALIFICATIONS
1975 - BSc - Edinburgh University
1978 – MB ChB - Edinburgh University
1980 - Family Planning Certificate, London
1981 - Diploma of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, London
1982 - Membership of the Royal College of General Practioners, London
1989 - Introductory Certificate in Occupational Medicine, Manchester University
1997 - Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine
2001 - Membership of The Expert Witness Institute
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3. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
As an expert witness, I keep myself up to date by attending courses given by The
Expert Witness Institute,of which I am a member, and also from other relevant bodies.I
have also successfully undertaken the Medco accreditation training programme.
ADDITONAL APPOINTMENTS
1984 - present
Examining Medical Officer for various life insurance companies including: Standard
Life; Scottish Widows; Prudential and Norwich Union.
2011-2014
Examining medical officer- New Zealand Immigration Department
MEDICO-POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
1990 - 2007
Elected member of Manchester LMC (local GPs committee).chairman 1998-2002
1995 - 2007
Elected member of the GMSC (General Medical Services Committee of British Medical
Association now General Practice Committee - GPC).
INTERESTS
Sport - Both active and passive. I hope to live long enough to see my home town
football team, Heart of Midlothian,from Edinburgh, win the Champions League.
Winning the Championship last year leaves me optimistic for the future.
Music - passive. Country walking - definitely active (!)
Dieting - active and passive with recent success. Exercising to defy my body shape.
Coping with and enjoying twin daughters and 3 grandchildren.
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