LeslieA.SaxonMD
Cardiology • Los Angeles, CAAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation
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Office
1520 San Pablo St
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90033Phone+1 323-442-5100- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Leslie Saxon, MD is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California, New York, and Illinois. He is affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC and Los Angeles General Medical Center.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1991
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1988 - 1990
St Luke's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Ross University School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
IA State Medical License 1986 - 1999
IL State Medical License 1988 - 1993- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- RAPID-RF: Remote Active Monitoring in Patients With Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
- Safety and Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillation Start of enrollment: 1998 Feb 01
- Safety of Sports for Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsDoes early detection of atrial fibrillation reduce the risk of thromboembolic events? Rationale and design of the Heartline study.C Michael Gibson, Steven Steinhubl, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Mintu P Turakhia, Rod Passman, W Schuyler Jones, T Jared Bunch, Anne B Curtis, Eric D Peterson, Jeremy Ruski...> ;American Heart Journal. 2023 May 1
- 10 citationsThe effect of cardiac resynchronization without a defibrillator on morbidity and mortality: an individual patient data meta-analysis of COMPANION and CARE-HF.John G F Cleland, Michael R Bristow, Nicholas Freemantle, Brian Olshansky, Daniel Gras, Leslie Saxon, Luigi Tavazzi, John Boehmer, Stefano Ghio, Arthur M Feldman, Jean...> ;European Journal of Heart Failure. 2022 Jun 1
- 7 citationsThe Addition of a Defibrillator to Resynchronization Therapy Decreases Mortality in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy.Bethany Doran, Chaoqun Mei, Paul D. Varosy, David P. Kao, Leslie A. Saxon, Arthur M. Feldman, David L. DeMets, Michael R. Bristow> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2021 Jun 1
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Press Mentions
Column: At a Checkup with My Cardiologist, I Got a Crash Course on How to Stay AliveJanuary 19th, 2023- Sparta Science and USC's Center for Body Computing Collaborate on New Research Testing the Effectiveness of Tools Used for Assessing Injury-Risk in U.S. ServicemembersJune 17th, 2021
- Marine Training May Take More Mental Than Physical GritJuly 1st, 2020
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Keck Hospital of USCLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
