Dr Luke Gompels
MA MBBchir MSc FRCP PhD
Consultant Rheumatologist
Dr Luke Gompels is a Consultant Rheumatologist, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Service Lead for Rheumatology at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
His current clinical practice is focused on assessing patients with long-term chronic conditions including fibromyalgia and chronic pain conditions associated with musculoskeletal disorders
Dr Gompels undertakes expert witness instructions, including the preparation of medico legal reports and giving evidence in court, in cases relating to his specialist areas of expertise. These include:
- Arthritis: traumatic; degenerative; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid; spondyloarthritis; ankylosing spondylitis; psoriatic disorders
- Connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus/SLE; anticardiolipin/antiphospholipid syndrome; dermatomyositis; polymyositis; Vasculitis; Sjogren's syndrome; Scleroderma
- Somatoform disorders: fibromyalgia; ME/myalgic encephalomyelitis; fatigue; post-traumatic
- Soft tissue rheumatism: shoulder; tendinitis; carpal tunnel syndrome; wrist/hand pain; tenosynovitis/de Quervain’s
- Drugs: anti-rheumatic; steroids/corticosteroid; methotrexate; sulphasalazine; cytotoxic, side-effects; biologic medications and complex disease management
- Other Rheumatological disorders: Gout and pseudogout
- Clinical Governance:relating to rheumatological services and care
- Clinical Management expertise:relating to the management of digital systems within clinical practice across all healthcare settings
Dr Gompels can act on behalf of either claimant or defendant or as a Single Joint Expert.
