Mrs Lisa Leonard
Main Clinical Specialty
Orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications
MB ChB, MSc, FRCS(Tr & Orth), BA
Year of First Medical Qualification
1993
Telephone Number to Make an Appointment
01892 600804
Current NHS Post(s)
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Sub-Specialties
Hand surgery
Wrist surgery
Elbow surgery
Special Clinical Interests
Scaphoid surgery
Wrist kinematics/pain
Rheumatoid surgery
Dupuytren’s
Research Interests
Wrist replacement
Distal radius fractures
Wrist kinematics
Scaphoid fractures
Current Memberships
Royal College of Surgeons
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
British Orthopaedic Association
British Orthopaedic Research Society
Hospital Consultants & Specialists Association
Horder Secretary Telephone
01892 665577 Ext 1263
Horder Secretary Email
Consultant Email
lisa.leonard@bsuh.nhs.uk
Consultant Website
www.sussexhandsurgery.co.uk
Professional Profile
Mrs Leonard was born in Leicestershire and has lived in most areas of the country over the years. She trained at Cambridge University and then in Birmingham, Newcastle, Swindon, Bath, Oxford and Seattle. During her clinical training she was awarded a research fellowship from the Royal Colleg of Surgeons allowing her to undertake a year of full time research culminating in the award of an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff University. She obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons with a special interest in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery in 2004 and then went on to further subspecialty training in Hand Surgery in Oxford and Trauma Surgery in Seattle. After 6 months as a locum Consultant in Reading she took up post in Brighton in July 2006.
Her research and clinical interests include surgery for rheumatoid arthritis, wrist replacement, scaphoid fracture surgery and wrist kinematics.
Mrs Leonard is an instructor for Advanced Trauma and Life Support course, a reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British orthopaedic Research Society.
Personal Profile
Mrs Leonard keeps busy with three children (all boys!!) but also enjoys walking, camping, cycling and squash.
Her husband, Andrew, is also an NHS consultant, an excellent cook and has a wonderful singing voice.
