Email

dl16@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

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

Certifications

Diplomate

American Board of Radiology (ABR)

Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology.

Selected Publications

• 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

Languages

French, Haitian Creole, Spanish