Leon Michael Sujata MD MS

Nephrologist

1425 North Hunt Club RoadSuite 301Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone+1 847-855-9152
Fax+1 857-855-5215

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Summary

Leon Sujata, MD, is a nephrologist based in Gurnee, IL. He completed his education at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in nephrology. Dr. Sujata holds an MS in Biophysics and Physiology from Georgetown University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Chicago Medical School and as a Medical Director at Davita of Lake County Dialysis Center, as well as being a practicing nephrologist with Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois. Dr. Sujata is an experienced specialist in acute and chronic renal failure, with several published works cited in top medical journals. He has been recognized with CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 and 2 Certifications, and is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Education & Training

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2012 - 2014
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 2009
Georgetown UniversityMS, Biophysics and Physiology, 2004 - 2005
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBS, Computer Science

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2014 - 2029
WI State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2015-2017
Member Gold Humanism Honor Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

120 citations
Longitudinal analysis of one million vital signs in patients in an academic medical center
Anthony J. Bleyer, Sri Vidya, Gregory B. Russell, Catherine M. Jones, Leon Sujata
Resuscitation. 2011-11-01
15 citations
The impact of sickle cell trait on glycated haemoglobin in diabetes mellitus.
Anthony J. Bleyer, Sri Vidya, Leon Sujata, Greg Russell, D. Akinnifesi
Diabetic Medicine. 2010-09-01
25 citations
Sickle Cell Trait and Development of Microvascular Complications in Diabetes Mellitus
Anthony J. Bleyer, Sri V. Reddy, Leon Sujata, Gregory B. Russell, Damilola Akinnifesi
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2010-06-01

Journal Articles

Lactic Acidosis from Linezolid in a Hospitalized Patient with Kidney Failure
Sujata, L, Russell, GB, Hire, D, Cardona, C, Pierce, DA, Bleyer, AJ, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2009