Daniel Du Plessis

Dr Daniel du Plessis is a consultant clinical and forensic neuropathologist primarily based within the Department of Cellular Pathology and the Greater Manchester Clinical Neurosciences Centre at Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He also holds honorary appointments at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and is affiliated to the Department of Forensic Pathology based in The Royal Liverpool University Hospital. He holds postgraduate degrees and qualifications in medical molecular biology, anatomical pathology (general) and neuropathology. His fields of interest are forensic neuropathology, neuro-oncology and cerebrovascular disease. He is regularly called upon to act as an expert witness in Crown Court proceedings in the UK and also provides opinions/evidence to Family and Appeal Court proceedings. He has also acted as an expert witness in criminal proceedings in Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and Ireland. He provides training in forensic neuropathology to neurop