Professor Miles Levy

Endocrinologist in Leicester

MBBS FRCP MD MSc

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Professor Miles Levy is a consultant endocrinologist at  The University Hospital of Leicester and an Honorary Associate Professor at Leicester University. He specialises in adrenal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, male endocrinology, female endocrinology, and endocrine tumours. Dr Levy sees patients with the full range of endocrine conditions and is also a general physician, continuing to do acute general medical on calls and giving urgent specialist advice for endocrine conditions. 

Professor Levy’s NHS practice is at Leicester Royal Infirmary where he is a full-time consultant, and he does endocrinology research at Leicester University. He runs a research programme looking at the role of circulating DNA is diagnosing endocrine tumours. His main research interests include pituitary and adrenal tumours, and the genetics of endocrine disease. Dr Levy qualified in 1994 from the Royal London Hospital, trained as a specialist endocrinologist in London, where he also did his research MD before moving to Leicester.

Professor Levy specialises in all aspects of general and specialist endocrinology. He is well known in pituitary disease, writes numerous books and chapters in pituitary disorders, and does international work in areas of pituitary endocrinology. He has appeared on local and national radio numerous times regarding thyroid disease and is published in the role of virtual clinics and hyperthyroidism. He writes the UHL guidelines for calcium and parathyroid disorders and is the lead endocrinologist for the joint calcium-parathyroid surgical clinic in Leicester. He runs a busy female and male endocrine reproductive service in UHL and works closely with gynaecology and andrology colleagues both within Leicester and around the UK for specialist care. Dr Levy has an interest in disorders of the pancreas, adrenal cortex and medulla, running a busy adrenal clinic joint with the HPB surgeons in UHL. He works closely with the Clinical Genetics and Paediatric Endocrinology services to ensure a joined-up clinical experience for patients and their families. Dr. Levy also runs an endocrine investigation unit for complex tests, and his specialist endocrine nurse offers dynamic endocrine investigation in the private sector.

Dr Levy contributes to the world of endocrinology outside treating patients in order to improve endocrine services in the NHS and elsewhere, and is committed to the training of specialist endocrinologists. Amongst other past and present activities, Dr Levy is the Training Programme Director Diabetes and Endocrinology, Chair of the East Midlands Endocrine Society, Editor in Chief of the lead UK Endocrinology Website ‘You and Your Hormones’, Clinical Committee and Public Engagement Committee for Society for Endocrinology (SfE). Dr Levy is the media advisor for the SfE, having appeared on local BBC and national radio about a range of endocrine conditions and presenting several podcasts on endocrinology. He is very active in under- and post-graduate education; he co-writes the endocrinology chapter for main medical school textbook (Kumar & Clarke) and is co-author of Endocrinology at a Glance. Dr Levy is editor of the pituitary section of ‘EndoText’, a global online resource, and is the education lead for endocrinology at Leicester Medical School. He gives regular lectures locally, regionally and nationally, and co-wrote the UK undergraduate curriculum.

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29/04/2024

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I would certainly recommend Professor Levy. He listened most empathetically, has arranged 2 follow up investigations and is arranging a follow up appointment. I felt I was in very capable hands.

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28/02/2024

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Dr Levy was excellent - very approachable, extremely knowledgeable and took great care to understand my condition and work out a treatment plan. Highly recommend.

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31/01/2024

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Dr Levy listened greatly to my concerns and I felt that he truly cared about my disabling symptoms. My mother and I were impressed by his communication skills and the plan forwards for testing. I will do an updated review after diagnosis/treatment

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27/01/2024

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Wait time is long but that’s not the Dr’s fault- he’s just popular! Incredibly thorough and very reassuring- I have absolute confidence in him. Very pleased he’s my Dr.


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