Jody Leonardo MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery
Program Director of Neurosurgery Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Drexel University College of Medicine Director of AHN Pituitary Center Director of AHN Adult Hydrocephalus Center Assistant Director of Neuroendoscopy
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320 E North AvePittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone+1 412-359-6200
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Summary
- Dr. Jody Leonardo is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in brain & spinal tumor, neurosurgical spine surgery, and pituitary surgery and is experienced in vertebral stress fractures, neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and skull base surgery.
Education & Training
University at BuffaloChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2008- University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2008
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT EMR/EHR, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt outcomes in neurodegenerative normal pressure hydrocephalus: A case series of 29 patients.Ethan James Richman, Sanjiv Harikumar, Ian Lonich, Timothy Leichliter, Praveer Vyas
Surgical Neurology International. 2025-01-01 - Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in hydrocephalus patients with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts: challenging the dictum that shunts treat all types of hydrocep...Gersham J Rainone, Cody Woodhouse, Dallas Kramer, Dallas Kramer, Shahed Elhamdani
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2024-03-18 - 1 citationsOccipital-interhemispheric transtentorial pineal mass resection.Grant Arzumanov, Seung W Jeong, Bhavika Gupta, Rocco Dabecco, Jose Sandoval
Neurosurgical Focus. 2024-01-01
Press Mentions
‘I’m a Blessed & Lucky Girl’: Domestic Violence Survivor Reunites with Doctor Who Saved Her LifeApril 16th, 2025
Little-Known & Treatable Brain Condition Mimics Alzheimer’sFebruary 21st, 2017
Allegheny Health Network’s Norman Wolmark, MD, Named Finalist for 2016 Giants of Cancer Care Recognition (Allegheny Health Network)June 23rd, 2016- Join now to see all
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