Dr. Alex Leo is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon at Northwick Park & St Mark’s Hospital.
He has a specialist interest in laparoscopy, pelvic floor disorders, complex abdominal wall hernia, proctology and other areas of benign complex colorectal pathology.
Work experience in Italy
He graduated at the University of Perugia, Italy in 2008 having discussed a thesis on natural mini-invasive accesses for gallbladder pathology. From 2009 to 2015 he joined the University of Udine where he completed his training in General and Colorectal Surgery, gaining a diploma with honours and an MD in General Surgery discussing a thesis on the diagnosis and management of Lynch syndrome. During his academic career, he gained large knowledge of general surgery, and he focused in his last years of training on proctology, colorectal surgery and hernia repair.
Work experience in UK
Motivated by the international reputation of St Mark’s Hospital, Mr Leo has then moved to the UK, and he has worked at St Mark’s from 2015 to 2018 as Specialist Registrar having a fellowship in Physiology and Neuromodulation. In 2020 he has achieved a PhD at Imperial College of London, discussing a thesis on the diagnosis and treatment of faecal incontinence and preserves a strong research interest in this field. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed papers and textbook chapters on pelvic floor and colorectal disorders. He has presented widely on these subjects at national and international meetings.
In 2020 he started his career holding a substantive position as Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the London North West NHS Trust supporting the pelvic floor unit at St Mark’s Hospital. He then moved to the Royal London Hospital where we led the Pelvic Floor Unit and become an honorary senior lecturer for the Queen Mary University of London. He then dedicated full time to practice in the private sector in the main London private hospitals. He is currently a member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) where he was awarded Fellow of European Colorectal Surgery Board and he is also a member of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR).
Expertise
Mr Leo is specialised in general and colorectal surgery and practices advanced mini-invasive surgery with special interests in benign complex proctology (including haemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula, pilonidal sinus, chronic anal pain, skin tags) pelvic floor diseases (including treatments for constipation, faecal incontinence, rectal prolapse), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), hernia (including complex abdominal wall reconstructions) and gallbladder (cholecystitis, gallstones).
Languages:
Italian and English.
Insurance:
Mr Leo is Bupa, Vitality, Cigna, AXA, Aetna, Aviva, Haelix, WPA approved doctor.