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Office
25 Park Place
Room 2024
Atlanta, GA 30303Phone+1 404-413-5209Fax+1 404-413-6384- Is this information wrong?
Clinical Expertise
- Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Biliary tract disease, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, History of medicine including the 20th century history of heart disease, skilled in endoscopic procedures, liver biopsy, and care of patients with Inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease
Education & Training
- Emory UniversityPhD, History of Medicine, 2009 - 2015
- Emory UniversityMA, Institute of the Liberal Arts, 2009 - 2012
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyMS, History and Sociology of Technology and Science, 2005 - 2007
- Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1981 - 1984
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1978
- University of VirginiaB.A., Echols Scholar, High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 - 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
- NY State Medical License 1979 - Present
- AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- IA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- ND State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- ME State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Award Healthtap, 2015-2017
- We Are Emory Emory University, 2009
- Homer Rice Award Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 27 citationsBile salt hydrophobicity controls vesicle secretion rates and transformations in native bile.David E. Cohen, L. S. Leighton, Martin C. Carey> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1992 Sep 1
Journal Articles
- The Story of the “Cardiac Chair” and the Resistance to Its Use in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1950 to 1961Leighton, Leslie, American Journal of Cardiology, 11/1/2017
Other
- Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847Leslie S. Leighton, MD, PhD, FACG, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/ignaz-semmelweis-the-doctor-who-discovered-the-disease-fighting-power-of-hand-washing-in-1847-135528
On-line - 4/14/2020 - https://theconversation.com/quarantines have tried to keep out disease for thousands of yearsLeslie S. Leighton, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/quarantines-have-tried-to-keep-out-disease-for-thousands-of-years-130680
Online - 2/3/2020
Press Mentions
- Georgia Health Officials Hope Free at-Home COVID-19 Tests Will Slow down the VirusJanuary 19th, 2022
Committees
- Pre-Medical Advisory Committee, Georgia State University 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
- Piedmont Atlanta HospitalAtlanta, Georgia
- Grady Health SystemAtlanta, Georgia
External Links
- Dr. Leightonhttp://leslieleighton.com
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