John Leddy MD
Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Buffalo
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160 Farber Hall3435 Mins StreetBuffalo, NY 14214
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Summary
- Dr. John Leddy is an Internal Medicine specialist based in Buffalo, NY, with a subspecialty in Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical). He completed his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and graduated from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in 1985. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and of the American College of Physicians. He is the Director of Outcomes Research for the UBMD Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He is a Division 1 team physician and Medical Director of the University at Buffalo Concussion Research and Management Center. He is a Member of the Expert Panels for the Fifth and Sixth International Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport. In conjunction with Dr. Barry Willer, he developed the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1988 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1990 - 1990
American Board of Emergency Medicine Sports Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2012, 2014
- Buffalo Spree Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006, 2008, 2010-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT EMR/EHR, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2012
Clinical Trials
- Gabapentin's Effects on Insomnia in Patients With Recent Concussion Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
- Safety Study for Adolescents With Concussion Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
- Early Sub-threshold Exercise Treatment for Concussion Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Trea...Roger Zemek, Lisa M Albrecht, Sharon Johnston, John Leddy, Andrée-Anne Ledoux
BMJ Open. 2025-04-22 - 1 citationsDiffering clinical characteristics among individuals with concussions sustained at work, in motor vehicle collisions, and sport.Jacob I McPherson, Andrew Nowak, Haley Chizuk, John J Leddy, Mohammad N Haider
Brain Injury. 2025-03-01 - 2 citationsParasympathetic Responses to Face Cooling in Adolescents with Sport-Related Concussion and After Clinical Recovery.Mohammad N Haider, Haley M Chizuk, Blair D Johnson, Joel S Burma, Jaffer A Sayeed
Neurotrauma Reports. 2025-01-01
Press Mentions
Tip Sheet and Summaries Annals of Family Medicine November/December 2025November 24th, 2025- Treat, Don’t Wait: New Protocols for Persistent Symptoms of Traumatic Brain InjuryNovember 24th, 2025
- The New Thinking on Concussions in SportsMarch 10th, 2025
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