Lisa Leonard

BA MSc FRCS(T&O)
Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon

Specialities

All aspects of hand and wrist surgery.
Special interests in wrist arthroscopy, distal radius fractures and Dupuytren’s disease.
All types of hand and wrist trauma.

Current Posts

Consultant Hand Surgeon:
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Hand Surgeon:
Montefiore Hospital, Hove

Training and Qualifications

Qualified: 1993 - Cambridge and Birmingham Universities
Basic Surgical Training: North East
Orthopaedic Training: Wessex
Masters in Orthopaedic Engineering: 2002 Cardiff University
Fellowships: Hand Surgery, Oxford; AO Trauma, Harborview Trauma Centre, Seattle

Professional Interests

Local Service Development: Virtual Hand Fracture Clinic implementation. Previous Chief of Surgery and Division and MSK Directorate Lead. Current Hand Surgery Lead.

Research: distal radius fractures, replacement of the wrist joint and wrist mechanics

Exploring: British Society of Surgery of the Hand member, British Orthopaedic Association member, British Orthopaedic Research Society member, GamMed charity worker.

Teaching: Examiner for the FRCS (T&O) examination

Personal Interests

Lisa is married to a Consultant in Acute Medicine. They have three boys. She enjoys cycling and walking in the hills as well as eating her husband's delicious food.