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Mr Leo Cheng
Consultant Oral, Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Surgeon
LLM, BDS, MBChB, FRCS, FDSRCS, FRCS (Oral MaxFac), FHEA
I am a Consultant in Oral, Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Surgery at St Bartholomew’s, The Royal London and Homerton University Hospitals in London. I qualified in Dentistry as BDS from Edinburgh in 1985 and obtained the Diploma of Fellowship of Dental Surgery in Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of England, in 1990.
I then went on to qualify in Medicine as MBChB from Birmingham in 1991, and attained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow in General Surgery in 1995. I was awarded Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1999 after obtaining the intercollegiate FRCS in Maxillofacial Surgery. In July 2006, I was awarded LLM (Master in Law) in medical practice from the University of Wales, and also became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Now, I am the lead course organiser for the London Deanery for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a clinical lead at Homerton University Hospital in east London. Apart from being a designated cancer surgeon for skin, thyroid, head and neck regions, I also take an active part in the tumour advisory panel in all three cancer types.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Leo Cheng at Spire include:
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Jaw cyst removal
- Wisdom teeth removal
Other treatments
- Facial surgery
- Head and neck surgery
- Head skin lumps
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Oral cancer
- Oral lumps
- Oral Surgery
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire London East Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Maxillofacial surgery
Oral surgery
Facial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Special clinical interests: Head and neck pathology including thyroid, Salivary gland, Skin tumours, General oral and maxillofacial surgery, Facial reconstructive surgery.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
British Association of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeons
Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons
Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh
Institute of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
British Thyroid Association
British Society for Dental Research
International Association for Dental Research
British Trauma Society
British Medical Association
Current NHS posts
Consultant Oral, Maxillofacial, Head & Neck Surgeon, Barts & the London, and Homerton University Hospitals.
Personal profile
Apart from my thriving and ever-expanding NHS practice and teaching commitment, I am a regular volunteer serving as a Thyroid and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgeon on board the 'Mercy Ships' in West Africa in the last eight years. Each year, I serve on the ship for two tp three weeks using my annual leave. To be able to offer life-saving and life-transforming surgery and to work with the ship's selfless volunteers is both satisfying and fulfilling.
I am also Director of a support group called About Face Patients' Support Group, dedicated to patients who have had oral and maxillofacial surgery. The group works with patients and their carers to maximise physical and psychological healing, and to share experiences and 'case studies'.
Contact information
| Telephone | 020 8709 7817 |
| Private secretary email | medicalsec@hotmail.com |