Medico Legal - Sydney

Dr Mike O'Connor AM has had extensive training in Health Law (Masters) as well as being a Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine. He is the Vice President of the ACLM.

He also undertakes regular continuing Medico Legal education with the Australasian College of Legal Medicine.

Dr Mike O'Connor AM works extensively as an expert witness for defendants and plaintiffs.

The Medical Council of NSW - Disciplinary Hearings

New appointment for Dr Mike O'Connor as President of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine (12 Nov 2024)

Also participates in Coronial Inquiries for Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Previous expert evidence has been provided  for Plaintiffs and Defence in:

• Cerebral palsy
• Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
• Shoulder dystocia
• Still births involving medical negligence
• Criminal matters including sexual assault, historic childhood sexual abuse, carnal knowledge, "fisting" sexual assault, murder with gynaecological factors,
• Coronial Inquiries for Gynaecology and Obstetrics,
• Abnormal fetal heart rate patterns in labour
• Mismanagement of ectopic pregnancy
• Late diagnosis of fetal anomalies
• Uterine rupture in labour with Syntocinon
• Maternal death from accidental haemorrhage
• Massive postpartum haemorrhage
• Eclampsia
• Failed or inappropriate female sterilisation
• Gynaecological surgery without consent
• Gynaecological surgery causing dyspareunia
• Prolapse surgery with complications from mesh insertions
• Gynaecological surgery causing bowel injury
• Gynaecologic surgery causing urinary tract injuries
• Pelvic infection with IUCD's  
• Coronial enquiries and disciplinary hearings including maternal death from sepsis and pplacental abruptions.
• Acute Caecal Dilatation (Ogilvie's Syndrome)
• Intrahepatic Obstetric Cholestasis
• Defamation involving 'virginity testing'.