RichardJLeoneJr.MDPhD FACS FACC FCCP

Thoracic Surgery • Mount Vernon, WA

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

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Office
1400 E Kincaid Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
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Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2000 - 2002
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2000 - 2002
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Cardiovascular Physiology, 1996 - 1997
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2018 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
AK State Medical License 2010 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2005 - 2007
NJ State Medical License 1995 - 2007
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2005
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2004
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FCCP) American College of Chest Physicians
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Cardiac Arrest After Cardiac Surgery: An Evidence-Based Resuscitation Protocol
Patrick Michaelis, Richard J. Leone> ;Critical Care Nurse. 2019 Feb 1
7 citations
Optimizing a Canine Survival Model of Orthotopic Lung Transplantation
A.S. Farivar, M.Y. Yunusov, Peter Chen, R.J. Leone, D.K. Madtes, C.S. Kuhr, M.R. Spector, K. Abrams, B. Hwang, Richard A. Nash, Michael S. Mulligan> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2006 Jun 1
8 citations
Open-chest management after heart transplantation.
Hiroo Takayama, Richard J. Leone, Gabriel S. Aldea, Daniel P. Fishbein, Edward D. Verrier, Christopher T. Salerno> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2006 Jan 1
Preoperative evaluation.
J P. Sutyak, M Straznicka, R J. Leone> ;Current Surgery. 2001 Mar 1
17 citations
Nonoperative management of pediatric blunt hepatic trauma.
Richard J. Leone, Jeffrey S. Hammond> ;The American Surgeon. 2001 Feb 1
9 citations
Surgical residents' knowledge of injury prevention principles.
Richard J. Leone, Jeffrey S. Hammond> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Sep 1
44 citations
‘Spontaneous’ neonatal gastric perforation: Is it really spontaneous? ☆
Richard J. Leone, Irwin H. Krasna> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2000 Jul 1
6 citations
Nitroprusside attenuates myocardial stunning through reduced contractile delay and time.
Richard J. Leone, Peter M. Scholz, Harvey R. Weiss> ;Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2000 Mar 1
6 citations
Effects Of β‐Adrenoceptor Stimulation On Pacing‐Induced Failure Of Dog Hypertrophic Hearts
Mark W. Huang, Richard J. Leone, Harvey R. Weiss, James Tse, Peter M. Scholz> ;Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 2000 Mar 11
8 citations
Cyclic GMP attenuates cyclic AMP-stimulated inotropy and oxygen consumption in control and hypertrophic hearts.
Richard J. Leone, Michaela Straznicka, Peter M. Scholz, Harvey R. Weiss> ;Basic Research in Cardiology. 2000 Feb 1
13 citations
Down regulation of myocardial beta1-adrenoceptor signal transduction system in pacing-induced failure in dogs with aortic stenosis-induced left ventricular hypertrophy.
James Tse, Mark W. Huang, Richard J. Leone, Harvey R. Weiss, Yi Qi He, Peter M. Scholz> ;Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2000 Feb 1
4 citations
Pacing-Induced Cardiac Failure of Hypertrophic Hearts: Effects of Cyclic GMP Reduction
Mark W. Huang, Harvey R. Weiss, James Tse, Richard J. Leone, Peter M. Scholz> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1999 Sep 1
7 citations
Positive Functional Effects of Milrinone and Methylene Blue Are Not Additive in Control and Hypertrophic Canine Hearts
Richard J. Leone, Harvey R. Weiss, Peter M. Scholz> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1998 Jun 1
16 citations
Positive inotropy due to lowering cyclic GMP is also mediated by increases in cyclic AMP in control and hypertrophic hearts.
Karen L. Naim, Prem Rabindranauth, Harvey R. Weiss, James Tse, Richard J. Leone, Peter M. Scholz> ;Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1998 Jun 1
2 citations
Myocardial effects of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibition are dampened in thyroxine-induced cardiac hypertrophy.
Michaela Straznicka, Richard J. Leone, Peter M. Scholz, Harvey R. Weiss> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1998 Apr 1
3 citations
INCREASED O2 CONSUMPTION AND POSITIVE INOTROPY CAUSED BY CYCLIC GMP REDUCTION ARE NOT ALTERED AFTER L-TYPE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKADE
Richard J. Leone, Karen L. Naim, Peter M. Scholz, Harvey R. Weiss> ;Pharmacology. 1998 Jan 8
3 citations
Inhibition of adenosine deaminase and administration of adenosine increase hypoxia induced ventricular ectopy
R. J. Leone, G. F. Merrill> ;Basic Research in Cardiology. 1995 May 1
4 citations
Adenosine deaminase and BW A1433U attenuate hypoxia-induced ventricular ectopy
R. J. Leone, G. S. Friedrichs, G. F. Merrill> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 1993 Apr 1
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Research History

Postdoctoral Research FellowHeart & Brain Circulation Laboratory Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School1997 - 1998

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member