Daniel Ted Leung MD
International Health, Travel & Tropical
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease
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50 N Medical DrSalt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-585-2031
Fax+1 801-585-7315
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Summary
- I see patients on the Infectious Disease service at the University of Utah Hospital and in the Travel Medicine Clinic. My research is focused on the immunology of diarrheal diseases in developing countries, as well as investigation of gut dysfunction in returning travelers.
Details of my research at: www.globalguthealth.org
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2014
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2008 - 2010
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
UT State Medical License 2014 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2010
WA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Proteins Regulate Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) Cell Function.Olivia J Cheng, Eimear K Ryan, Michael Bennett, Christy Clutter, Jackson G Cacioppo
Immunology. 2025-12-21 - Immune Checkpoint Expression in Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) Cells is Stimulus-Dependent.Christy Clutter, Audrey Re, Kenadee Jacobson, Kendell Clement, Jeffrey Aubé
Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2025-12-06 - Effects of improved water, sanitation, handwashing and nutrition on early childhood IgG immune repertoire development againstand enteroinvasive(EIEC).Nikolina Walas, Everlyn Kamau, Minlu Zhang, Kathy Kamath, Jack Reifert
Medrxiv. 2025-11-22
Press Mentions
Clinical Decision Support May Cut Antibiotic Use for Child DiarrheaFebruary 3rd, 2021- Decision-Support Tool May Help Clinicians to Appropriately Treat Children with DiarrheaFebruary 2nd, 2021
- These Individuals Changed the Course of the Pandemic in UtahNovember 2nd, 2020
Grant Support
- Mentoring patient-oriented researchers in pediatric diarrheaUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2023–2028
- A mobile health tool to improve antibiotic stewardship among village doctors in BangladeshUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2024–2027
- Development of clinical decision tools for management of diarrhea of children in high and low resource settingsUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2018–2027
- MAIT cells as a therapeutic approach for gastrointestinal cancersUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2024–2026
- A mobile health tool to improve antibiotic stewardship among village doctors in BangladeshUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2022–2025
External Links
- Websitehttp://globalguthealth.org
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