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Office
13400 E. Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1988 - 1991
- Valleywise HealthFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1988
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1981
- Occidental CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1973 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- MN State Medical License 1991 - 2023
- TX State Medical License 1983 - 1991
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of the PillCam™ Colon Capsule Endoscopy (PCCE) in the Visualization of the Colon Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
- Evaluation of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Suspected Crohn's Disease Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- Evaluation of PillCam® Express Capsule Endoscopy Delivery System Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Polygenic risk score predicts risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis in inflammatory bowel disease.Ming-Hsi Wang, Jessica J Friton, Laura E Raffals, Jonathan A Leighton, Shabana F Pasha, Michael F Picco, Kelly Monroe, Billy D Nix, Rodney D Newberry, William A Faubion> ;BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 2023 Oct 1
- 2 citationsDefining the Roles of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Pharmacists in the United States: A Systematic Review and National RAND/UCLA Consensus.Shubha Bhat, Ruishen Lyu, Mitali Agarwal, Michelle Becker, Richard Bloomfeld, David H Bruining, Benjamin L Cohen, Marina Ivanov, Jonathan A Leighton, Alyssa P Stewart,...> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2023 Aug 31
- 1 citationsSix-month cardiovascular prognostic impact of type 1 And type 2 myocardial infarction in patients hospitalized for gastrointestinal bleeding.Gayatri Pemmasani, Ashwini Ashwath, Wilbert S Aronow, Srikanth Yandrapalli, Jonathan Leighton, Savio John> ;European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2023 Oct 1
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Journal Articles
- Utility of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Longitudinal Monitoring of Crohn’s Disease Activity in the Small Bowel: A Prospective StudyGil Y Melmed, Marla C Dubinsky, David T Rubin, Shabana F Pasha, Atsushi Sakuraba, Felix Tiongco, Ira Shafran, Jonathan A Leighton, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- The role of capsule endoscopy in evaluating both suspected and known Crohn's diseaseBoroff ES, Leighton JA, Tech. Gastrointest. Endosc, 1/1/2015
- Advances in capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of Crohn's diseaseLeighton JA, Gastroenterol. Hepatol., 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The effects of bowel cleansing on the yield of duodenal aspirates for small intestinal bacterial overgrowthKahn A, Franco D, Disbrow M, Koepke L, Umar S, Harris LA, Harrison E, Pasha SF, Crowell MD, Foxx-Orenstein AE, Ramirez FC, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2014
- A prospective study of the patency capsule and cross-sectional imaging in diagnostic management of patients with suspected or known intestinal strictures or obstructionYadav A, Hara A, Heigh R, Gurudu S, Pasha S, Harris L, Rentz L, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
- The novel pillcam Crohn's disease capsule demonstrates similar diagnostic yield as ileocolonoscopy in patients with active Crohn's disease: a prospective multicenter i...Helper D, Malik P, Havranek R, Isaacs K, Dotan I, Lahat A, Horlander J, Tinsley A, Sainz IFU, Rosa B, Mullin G, Gralnek I, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseTokyo, Japan - 1/1/2014
- Deep Small Bowel Lesions Found with Capsule -- Fact or Artifact? Treat or Ignore?Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
- Endoscopic Video Learning Session: Single and Double Balloon Endoscopy and Capsule EndoscopySan Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- Capsule-Based Endoscopy and CT Colonography for Colon Cancer ScreeningSeptember 4th, 2018
- Emerging Fungal Infection in South West U.S. Mimics CancerMarch 29th, 2012
- Physician Mentorship Is Key to Growing an Engaged Advanced Practice Provider WorkforceOctober 31st, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, Arizona
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