David Leon, M.D.

Assistant Professor

dl16@bcm.edu

Assistant Professor: Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

BS from The College of New Jersey: 05/2013 - Ewing, New Jersey, United States; Chemistry (ACS Certified)

MD from Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell: 05/2017 - Hempstead, New York, United States

Internship at Lenox Hill Hospital: 06/2018 - New York, New York, United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: 07/2022 - Houston, Texas, United States

Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School: 06/2023 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Diplomate: American Board of Radiology (ABR); Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology.

Léon D, Rao S, Huang S, Sheth R, Yevich S, Ahrar K, Huynh T, Pisimisis G, Kuban JD.. " Literature Review of Percutaneous Stenting for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) " Acad Radiol. 2021 Sep 30;
Pubmed PMID: 34602363.
Parikh A, Leon D, Ghasemi Rad M, Wynne D, Amaresh A.. " Percutaneous Transhepatic Embolization of a Bleeding Colic Vein in a Cirrhotic Patient With Massive Hematochezia: A Case Report and Literature Review. " Cureus. 2022 Jun 7; 14 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 35812565.
O’Shea A, Leon D, & Arellano R.. " Microwave Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adjacent to the Esophagus: Value of Hydrodissection for Esophageal Protection " Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 ; 46 : 406–407.
Leon D, Dua A.. " To Absorb or Not to Absorb: That is the Question! " Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2023 Jun ; 34(6) : 1036-1037.
Pubmed PMID: 36791956.
Leon D, Tanaka M, Thabet A, Bozorgzadeh A, Pratt DS, Kalva SP, Wu V.. " Intracardiac Echocardiography Guidance for Percutaneous Closure of Surgical Portocaval Shunt after Liver Transplant. " Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol.. 2023 Oct 30;
Pubmed PMID: 37902856.
Beal T, Say C, Ghasemi Rad M, Leon D. " A Novel Microsnare and Microwire Coil Retrieval Technique. " Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2024 ;
Pubmed PMID: 38240584.

French, Haitian Creole, Spanish