Mr Jorge Leon-Villapalos
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
MBBS MSc DIPL IC FRCS (Plast)
Languages spoken:
English
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Patient Age Group
Adults,
Paediatric
Year qualified
1990
Specialties
Plastic surgery, Reconstructive surgery
Gender
Male
Clinical Interests
Acute burn management and burns reconstruction in adults and children, complex scar reconstruction. Skin oncology, management of complex wounds.
Biography
Mr Jorge Leon-Villapolis is a consultant and paediatric lead clinician in the plastic surgery and burns unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. This is the only NHS burns department looking after burns injuries and performing burns reconstruction in Greater London. He specialises in all aspects of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. His main interest and sub-specialty is burns surgery, the management of difficult and complex wounds and any conditions with extensive skin loss. He is also interested in skin cancer reconstruction, reconstruction/ management of scars and soft tissue loss either cosmetic or functional of all etiologies.
NHS Base (trust)
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Professional memberships
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), British Burn Association (BBA), American Burn Association (ABA), International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI)
