Mr Alex Leggate
Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon
FRCS (Neuro.Surg) MBChB, BSc (HONS) Sports Science in Relation to Medicine, MRCS (Eng), PGCME (Dist.)
FRCS (Neuro.Surg) MBChB, BSc (HONS) Sports Science in Relation to Medicine, MRCS (Eng), PGCME (Dist.)
Specialist areas
Back and leg pain (sciatica)
Neck and arm pain
Spinal surgery
Brain surgery
Head injury and concussion
Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus
Neck and arm pain
Spinal surgery
Brain surgery
Head injury and concussion
Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus
In practice
Manages a full range of spinal pathology including degenerative spine and spinal tumours from the neck to the pelvis including minimally invasive spinal surgery and pain management injections.
Manages a full range of intracranial pathologies with particular expertise in brain tumour surgery.
Neuro-trauma lead for the East Midlands
Deputy Head of Service, Neurosurgery Department, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Royal College of Surgeons FRCS examination question writer
Manages a full range of intracranial pathologies with particular expertise in brain tumour surgery.
Neuro-trauma lead for the East Midlands
Deputy Head of Service, Neurosurgery Department, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Royal College of Surgeons FRCS examination question writer
Training & Qualifications
Graduated from The University of Leeds Medical School
Completed Neurosurgical Training in Manchester
Complex spine and cranial Fellowship, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Royal College of Surgeons Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre
Completed Neurosurgical Training in Manchester
Complex spine and cranial Fellowship, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Royal College of Surgeons Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre