Richard Leech
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist
Service
Anaesthetics
Special interests and treatments
Long term vascular access, gynae-oncology and spinal opioid analgesia, TIVA and sedation, and intrathecal chemotherapy.
About
Dr Richard Leech graduated from King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1990.
He was a specialist registrar in the South East Thames rotation working in hospitals in east Kent, East Sussex, Guy’s and King’s including a six-month fellowship in the Liver Transplant Unit at King’s College Hospital.
He undertook a one-year sabbatical at the Royal Perth Hospital, Australia incorporating four months in “outback anaesthesia” working with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
Dr Leech was appointed as a consultant anaesthetist at the Trust in 1999. He was Lead Consultant for Obstetric Anaesthesia 1999-2011 and College Tutor 2000-2006.
He was Clinical Director for Critical Care from 2011 – 2015 and his other roles have included consultant appraiser, lead clinician for long term vascular access and lead clinician for intrathecal chemotherapy.
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