Life Stories... With Dr Leon Creaney

Dr Creaney BMedSci MB ChB  FRCP  FFSEM trained in London at several prestigious centres including the Olympic Medical Institute, DMRC Headley Court (Army Rehabilitation Centre), The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. He qualified as a Consultant in 2009, 8 years after leaving the University of Sheffield. Since then he has worked as an NHS Consultant in Sheffield, the Department of Health (DH), and Aldershot Garrison RRU. His most recent 2 years were at University Hospital Birmingham (Queen Elizabeth Hospital). He was formerly Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Great Britain Taekwondo, a Team Doctor with British Athletics and Liverpool FC women. He now works exclusively in Private Practice in Manchester & Wilmslow. Dr Creaney treats all orthopaedic complaints from head-to-toe. As a physician, Dr Creaney uses a combination of physical therapy, injections and medicines to treat pain and injury, and works closely with leading surgeons to prepare those patients who need an operation.