GenderCare

Dr Leighton J Seal

My post graduate training was at the Royal Post Graduate Medical College at Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London. I was awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellowship and studied the brain’s control of reproduction but also food intake and obesity.

I am a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Gender Identity Clinic in West London Mental Health Trust (situated at Charing Cross Hospital) where I am responsible for the diagnosis of endocrine disorders in those attending the clinic, as well as supervision of the cross gender hormone replacement of both pre operative and post operative clients. This is a national referral service for patients with gender disorders, currently seeing over 3000 patients per year, both trans men and trans women.

I am a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology and Diabetes at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, where I run a dedicated Andrology clinic to treat erectile dysfunction and the associated metabolic disturbances in the diabetic population, as well general Endocrinology services.

My research interest is in the role endocrine abnormalities play in the development of disorders of gender identity.

Professional Memberships:
	I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
	Member of the Society for Endocrinology (UK).
	Member of the Endocrine Society (USA).
	Recognised as a Gender Specialist by the Gender Recognition Panel.

Publications:
	The practical management of hormonal treatment in adults with gender dysphoria Leighton J Seal in Hormonal Transsexual And Other Disorders Of Gender Identity: A Practical Guide To Management. 2007 Ed. Barrett, J Radcliffe Publishing.
	The practical management of hormonal treatment in adults with gender dysphoria Leighton J Seal in Hormonal Transsexual And Other Disorders Of Gender Identity: A Practical Guide To Management. 2007 Ed. Barrett, J Radcliffe Publishing.
	Seal L Testosterone Replacement 2009 Medicine 37 Sept(9) 445-449.
	C McHugh, E Karra, J Barrett, A Panahloo, L J Seal Testosterone replacement in a post Gender Reassignment Surgery Male-to-Female transsexual. 2007 10th ESSM Congress Lisbon P-01-009.
	Nathan Y, Panahloo A, Seal LJ A difficult case of testosterone replacement- how should we investigate? 2007 Endocrine Society Clinical update Meeting theme: Disorders of the gonads, Manchester L J Seal Expert Session Sexual Differentiation. 2004 Endocrine Abstracts 8:DS8 2.
	Barret J Malik I Seal L First report of medical fat redistribution with Thiozolidinedione in a transwoman 2009 12th ESSM Congress Lyon 15-18 November PO-10 – 001.
	I Malik J Barrett L Seal Thiozolidinediones are useful in Achieving female type fat distribution in male to female Transsexuals 2009Endocrine Abstracts 19 P74.
	W Loh B Krishnan C Sugihara A A Panahloo L J Seal Total Testosterone correlates better than Free testosterone with metabolic disturbance in diabetes. syndrome 2009 Endocrine Abstracts 19 P297.
	S J Iqbal, H Baig R Green J Barrett & L J Seal. Endocrine Abnormalities are Common In Transsexual Individuals Endocrine Abstracts10:P641 2006.
	H Baig, S J Iqbal, R Green J Barrett & L J Seal. Complications of Hormonal Therapy in Male to Female Transsexuals is Uncommon Endocrine Abstracts10:P643.

Contacts:
Private Secretary – Pauline White – 07507 054134

As Pauline does not work at either of my NHS Hospitals she therefore cannot deal with any enquires about NHS patients.