Alex Leggate

Alex Leggate is a Consultant Neurosurgeon, trained in Manchester before being appointed Consultant at Queens Medical Centre in 2020. 

He has completed a Complex Spine and Cranial fellowship at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne in Australia and the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons approved Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Manchester.

Alex has a specialist interest in minimally invasive spinal surgery (neck and back) and is trained in all aspects of spinal pathology and management including spinal injections. 

Alex is the Neuro-trauma lead for the East Midlands and is passionate about improving the multidisciplinary care of head injured patients. He regularly performs complex neuro-oncology procedures (including awake craniotomy, neurophysiology mapping, intra-operative ultrasound guidance and 5-ALA fluorescence) as well as endoscopic assisted cranial surgery.

He's trained in some of the UK's largest neurosurgical units and practice to date, has given him an excellent grasp of general neurosurgical conditions and their management. 

Alex has presented and received awards for his work at multiple national and international conferences, and is a member of the Neurosurgery Panel of Question Writers for the Neurosurgery fellowship examination.