Dr Christina Leitner, Consultant Dermatologist

Dr Christina Leitner

Consultant Dermatologist

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Dr Christina Leitner MD MRCP SCEderm MSc PGCert

Consultant Dermatologist

MD MRCP SCEderm MSc PGCert

Dr Christina Leitner

Consultant Dermatologist MD MRCP SCEderm MSc PGCert

MD MRCP SCEderm MSc PGCert

Areas of expertise

  • Acne
  • Alopecia (hair loss)
  • Dermatitis
  • Skin cancer
  • Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)

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About Dr Christina Leitner

GMC number: 6127633

Year qualified: 2005

Place of primary qualification: Universitat Innsbruck

Dr?Christina?Leitner is a UK trained consultant dermatologist based at The Harborne Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK in Edgbaston, Birmingham, who sees adult patients aged 18 and above.

She specialises in general dermatology and skin cancer care, with extensive expertise in eczema, psoriasis, acne, inflammatory skin conditions, pruritus, hair loss, pigmentation disorders, moles, lumps and bumps, and chronic sun damage management

Dr?Leitner completed her consultant dermatology fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and skin cancer management, and has served as the skin cancer multidisciplinary team lead at Worcestershire NHS Hospitals Trust.

She enjoys performing complex skin surgeries, repairs and excisions, finding surgical outcomes particularly rewarding.

Dr?Leitner earned an MSc in Skin Ageing and Aesthetic Medicine at the University of Manchester, and contributes to training junior health professionals, research studies, national and international conferences, and publications in peer reviewed journals .

She holds professional memberships including the British Society of Dermatological Surgery (a subgroup of the British Association of Dermatologists) and the British Medical Association .

Outside her clinical work, Dr?Leitner is interested in advancing educational outreach and aesthetic dermatology.

Areas of expertise

  • Acne
  • Acne scaring
  • Actinic keratosis (solar keratosis)
  • Aged and sundamaged skin
  • Alopecia (hair loss)
  • Alopecia areata (hair loss)
  • Angioma
  • Athlete's foot
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Benign (non-cancerous) skin conditions
  • Blistering disorders
  • Bullous pemphigoid
  • Contact dermatitis
  • Cryotherapy
  • Curettage
  • Cyst removal
  • Cysts
  • Dandruff
  • Dermatitis
  • Dermoscopy
  • Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
  • Fungal infection
  • Hives
  • Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
  • Hyperpigmentation
  • Impetignised eczema
  • Impetigo
  • Inflammatory skin conditions
  • Keloids
  • Lipoma
  • Lumps and bumps removal
  • Melanoma
  • Melasma
  • Minor skin surgery
  • Mole check
  • Mole removal
  • Moles
  • Mucous membrane pemphigoid
  • Pemphigus
  • Pigmentation
  • Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
  • Psoriasis
  • Psoriasis treatment
  • Rash
  • Rosacea
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Scarring
  • Scarring alopecias
  • Seborrheic keratosis
  • Seborrhoeic dermatitis
  • Shingles
  • Skin biopsy
  • Skin cancer
  • Skin cancer screening
  • Skin cancer surgery
  • Skin lesion removal (warts, moles and skin tags)
  • Skin tags
  • Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
  • Urticaria (hives)
  • Vasculitis
  • Verruca
  • Vitiligo
  • Warts (viral)

Professional memberships

British Society for Dermatological Surgery
British Association of Dermatologists
British Medical Association (BMA)
General Medical Council