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John Leung, MD

✓ Accepting New Patients

Titles: President and CEO, USCIS authorized Civil Surgeon

Departments: Allergy, Asthma, Immunology; Food Allergy Center; Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Immigration Medical Exam

Appt. Phone: 617-636-5883

Biography

John Leung, MD attended medical school at University of Michigan Medical School and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then finished a Gastroenterology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center. He worked as a gastroenterology consultant at Tufts Medical Center for a year before completing an Allergy/Immunology clinical and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. His clinical and research focus are on eosinophilic esophagitis and food allergy. He has coauthored more than 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, scientific abstracts, book chapters, and online tutorials.

Overview

Programs + Specialties: Adult Gastroenterology, Pediatric Gastroenterology + Nutrition

Training + Education: University of Michigan Medical School; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Tufts Medical Center; Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Allergy

NPI # 1447328711

Patient Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ October 7, 2020 Mariam A. Verified patient

Excellent physician! Very intelligent and listens. Great staff! Wonderful office

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Less than 6 months ago Violet V.Verified patient

Very pleased. He took time to explain everything including the steps we would be taking in the future.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ November 12, 2019 Tonya S. Verified patient

His practice was clean, responsive and Dr. Leung was very informative throughout the appointments. I would recommend.

Honors + Awards

2015, American College of Gastroenterology - SCOPY Award for Best Foreign Language Video, “Chinese Colonoscopy Prep”

2013, FIT Travel Scholarship for the 2013 AAAAI Annual Meeting

2012, FIT Travel Scholarship for the 2012 AAAAI Annual Meeting

2011, First authored manuscript “Colchicine plus ursodiol versus methotrexate plus ursodiol in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis: Twenty year follow-up" has been chosen as a top editor’s pick in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and is featured in GI & Hepatology News, the official newspaper of AGA Institute.

2010, Digestive Diseases Week Poster of Distinction

2010, American Associations of Immunologists Trainee Travel Award

2010, American Associations of Immunologists Block Symposium presentation

2010, Fellowship2Leadership Gastroenterology/Hepatology Fellows' Travel Award

2008, American Gastroenterological Association Academic Skills Workshop Travel Award

2008, Choosing a Career in Academic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference Travel Award

2001, National Institutes of Health Summer Internship in Biomedical Research Award

1999, National Science Foundation Summer Internship in Bioengineering Research Award

1999, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

1999, Tau Beta Pi Honor Engineering Society

1999, Golden Key National Honor Society

1999, James B. Angell Scholar Award, Dean’s List, Class Honors

1998, James B. Angell Scholar Award, Dean’s List, Class Honors

1997, William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize

1997, James B. Angell Scholar Award, Dean’s List, Class Honors

Publications + National Presentations

1) Schoepfer AM, Straumann A, Panczak R, Coslovsky M, Kuehni CE, Maurer E, Haas NA, Romero Y, Hirano I, Alexander JA, Gonsalves N, Furuta GT, Dellon ES, Leung J, Collins MH, Bussmann C, Netzer P, Gupta SK, Aceves SS, Chehade M, Moawad FJ, Enders FT, Yost KJ, Taft TH, Kern E, Zwahlen M, Safroneeva E; International Eosinophilic Esophagitis Activity Index Study Group. Development and validation of a symptom-based activity index for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2014 Dec;147(6):1255-66.e21.

2) Safroneeva E, Straumann A, Coslovsky M, Zwahlen M, Kuehni CE, Panczak R, Haas NA, Alexander JA, Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Leung J, Bussmann C, Collins MH, Newbury RO, De Petris G, Smyrk TC, Woosley JT, Yan P, Yang GY, Romero Y, Katzka DA, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Aceves SS, Chehade M, Spergel JM, Schoepfer AM; International Eosinophilic Esophagitis Activity Index Study Group. Symptoms Have Modest Accuracy in Detecting Endoscopic and Histologic Remission in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2016 Mar;150(3):581-590.e4.

3) Elliott DE, Metwali A, Leung J, Setiawan T, Blum AM, Ince MN, Bazzone LE, Stadecker MJ, Urban JF Jr, Weinstock JV. Colonization with Heligmosomoides polygyrus suppresses mucosal IL-17 production. J Immunol. 2008 Aug 15;181(4):2414-9.

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