Mr Alex Leo
Consultant General Surgeon
- Available from
- London
About Alex Leo
Mr Alex Leo is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health. He is NHS based with a substantive position at Northwick Park Hospital and currently collaborates and gives contribution to the Pelvic Floor Unit at St Mark’s Hospital. He has a specialist interest in minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy (key-hole), proctology and benign colorectal conditions. He also has interest in ventral and groin hernias and he performs routinely complex abdominal wall reconstructions.
He is one of the few pelvic floor surgeons in the UK, who performs Sacral Nerve Stimulator (SNS) and injection of bulking agents, for patients suffering from faecal incontinence and other complex pelvic floor conditions. In order to facilitate complex case discussions and to increase patient safety, he contributes regularly to Pelvic Floor MDT meetings.
Mr Leo has published around 50 peer reviewed papers on pelvic floor and colorectal disorders. He has presented widely on these subjects at national and international meetings.
Mr Alex Leo graduated at University of Perugia, Italy in 2008. In 2015 he completed training in General and Colorectal Surgery and gained a diploma with honours and an MD in General Surgery at University of Udine, Italy.
He became a Specialist Registrar at St Mark’s from 2015 to 2018 and completed a Fellowship in Pelvic Floor diseases at the Royal London Hospital. In 2020 he achieved a MD at the Imperial College London.
Consultation Fees:
Initial consultation from: £250
Follow up consultation from: £160
Expertise
- Pelvic Floor Diseases
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- Constipation
- Obstructive Defecation Syndrome
- Pilonidal Sinus
- Colorectal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Laser Treatments
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Anal Fistula Surgery
- Faecal Incontinence Treatments
- and Sacral Neuromodulation
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
MBBS
CCT (Gen Surg)
MD (University of Udine – Italy)
MD (Imperial College London)
FRCS
- Languages spoken
- English, Italian, Spanish
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Mr Alex Leo has published around 50 peer reviewed papers and a textbook chapter on his expertise including pelvic floor and colorectal disorders. A summary of publications can be found on his website.
- Professional memberships
ACPGBI – The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
ESCP – European Society of Colorectal Surgeons
FRCS – Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
SICCR – Italian colorectal society
- Certifications and Awards
2015 awarded a MD cum laude, University of Udine, Italy
2020 awarded a MD in diagnosis and treatment of faecal incontinence, Imperial College London
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £300
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available from £200
- Health insurance
Insurers covered


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- Allianz Partners
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
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