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Leonard Appleman, MD, Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

LeonardJosephApplemanMD

Oncology Pittsburgh, PA

Genitourinary Oncology

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1998 - 2001
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1998 - 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Randomized, double-blind phase III study of pazopanib versus placebo in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who have no evidence of disease following metasta... 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
  • Safety and activity of hydroxychloroquine and aldesleukin in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A cytokine working group phase II study. 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018

Press Mentions

  • The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Invites You to Attend the Virtual Press Briefing of the Society’s 36th Anniversary Annual Meeting
    The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Invites You to Attend the Virtual Press Briefing of the Society’s 36th Anniversary Annual MeetingNovember 2nd, 2021
  • Pazopanib Found Not Beneficial Following Metastasectomy in Metastatic RCC
    Pazopanib Found Not Beneficial Following Metastasectomy in Metastatic RCCJune 14th, 2019
  • No Benefit from Pazopanib in Advanced Kidney Cancer After Surgery to Remove Metastases
    No Benefit from Pazopanib in Advanced Kidney Cancer After Surgery to Remove MetastasesJune 3rd, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations