Leonel Lacayo MD

Physician

6615 Perkins RdBaton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone+1 225-819-1190
Fax+1 225-819-1199

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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1992 - 1994
Mount Sinai Medical Center of FloridaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1989

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2025 - 2027
LA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2008 - 2009
FL State Medical License 1990 - 1998
GA State Medical License 1992 - 1993
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Horizon Ambulatory Care™, McKesson, 2016
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

21 citations
Geographic and intra-racial disparities in early-onset colorectal cancer in the SEER 18 registries of the United States.
Wesal H. Abualkhair, Meijiao Zhou, Carolina O. Ochoa, Leonel Lacayo, Caitlin C. Murphy
Cancer Medicine. 2020-10-22
78 citations
Chronic cough and hoarseness in patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. Diagnosis and response to therapy.
Waring Jp, Lacayo L, John G. Hunter, EM Katz, Suwak B
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 1995-05-01