Prof Tim Brown

Professor Tim Brown is a Consultant General and Renal Surgeon and expert witness at Belfast City Hospital, Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children, where he has been a consultant since 2013. His principal areas of expertise include general and emergency surgery, renal failure surgery, complex living and deceased donor kidney transplantation, paediatric transplantation, laparoscopic surgery and the surgical management of patients with advanced renal impairment.

His current clinical practice encompasses the assessment and surgical management of adults and children with a wide range of general surgical and renal conditions, with particular expertise in complex transplant surgery and vascular access procedures. He has specialist interests in abdominal wall reconstruction, parathyroid surgery, hernia repair, endoscopic surgery and colorectal surgery, including the management of colorectal tumours and other lower gastrointestinal conditions. He also undertakes surgery for appendicitis and ureteric injury as part of his broad general surgical practice.

Professor Brown combines extensive experience in complex elective and emergency surgery with a patient-centred approach, working within multidisciplinary teams to deliver highly specialised care. His practice spans both adult and paediatric patients, particularly those requiring advanced renal and transplant surgery, making him a recognised authority in complex renal surgical management and general surgery.

Professor Tim Brown has undertaken medico-legal work since 2019, providing independent expert opinion in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Professional Regulatory/Fitness to Practise matters. He accepts both claimant and defendant instructions, preparing Screening/Advisory, Breach of Duty, Causation, and Condition & Prognosis reports. His medico-legal practice focuses on issues arising from general and emergency surgery, renal failure surgery, kidney transplantation, vascular access surgery and laparoscopic procedures, including complex adult and paediatric cases.

He is also instructed in matters relating to abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia surgery, colorectal surgery, parathyroid surgery and gastrointestinal conditions. Drawing on extensive experience in complex renal and transplant surgery, Professor Brown provides clear, balanced and evidence-based opinions on standards of surgical care, clinical decision-making, causation and patient outcome, delivering practical and authoritative reports that assist solicitors in the effective evaluation of complex surgical claims.

Professor Brown’s current clinical practice encompasses the assessment and surgical management of adults and children with a wide range of general surgical and renal conditions, with particular expertise in complex transplant surgery, laparoscopic surgery, nephrectomy and vascular access procedures.

He has extensive expertise in minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques, applying these approaches across a wide range of elective and emergency general surgical conditions. His practice also includes abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia surgery, parathyroid surgery and the diagnosis and treatment of lower gastrointestinal disorders, including colorectal tumours and other colorectal conditions. In addition, he manages acute surgical presentations such as appendicitis and undertakes specialist surgery for ureteric injury.

Working within multidisciplinary teams, Professor Brown delivers highly specialised care to patients with complex surgical needs, combining expertise in transplantation, renal surgery and advanced general surgery. His practice spans both adult and paediatric patients, enabling him to manage challenging cases requiring specialist operative planning and comprehensive perioperative care.