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title: Meet Dr Nick Athey- UKIM Chief Medical Officer
description: Dr Athey joins us as Chief Medical Officer.
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# [Meet Dr Nick Athey- UKIM Chief Medical Officer](https://www.ukindmed.com/news/meet-dr-nick-athey-ukim-chief-medical-officer)

 Written by [Andrea Coates](https://www.ukindmed.com/news/author/andrea-coates) | May 8, 2024 8:41:00 AM

 

## **Get to Know our New CMO**

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Nick Athey as our new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) here at UKIM.

### **Where Did It All Begin? **

So, I’ve been a doctor for 25 years and I’m a specialist in Emergency Medicine. I trained at Newcastle University and worked all over the North East before taking up a consultant post in Middlesbrough at The James Cook University Hospital in 2009.

I’ve been a medicolegal expert for about 15 years and find using my clinical knowledge to help claimants navigate the legal process very rewarding.

### **A New Start At UKIM… **

I am very excited to have joined UKIM and to be working within the expert liaison team. I will be looking at internal processes and governance matters, as well as reviewing challenging cases and resolving any clinical issues that may crop up. I’ll be onsite once a week and am really looking forward to the challenge and making a difference.

### **Fun Facts: **

In my spare time I keep bees and enjoy eating their honey on my porridge every morning. I’m also a keen cyclist and enjoy taking my bike on holiday to places like Italy, France and Spain.

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