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Office
65 Harrison Ave
Ste 201
Boston, MA 02111Phone+1 617-804-6767Fax+1 877-726-8492
Summary
- John Leung, MD is the founding physician of Boston Food Allergy Center, the director of the Food Allergy Center at Tufts Medical Center and co-director of the Pediatric Food Allergy Center at Floating Hospital for Children. He is the first US-trained physician triple board-certified in Allergy/Immunology, Gastroenterology, and Internal Medicine. Dr. Leung attended medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then completed a 4-year clinical and research Gastroenterology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, followed by an Allergy/Immunology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Leung is the site principal investigator for multiple NIH-funded and pharmaceutical-sponsored research studies. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Medicine at Tufts University, an affiliated faculty of Tufts Institute for Innovation, and a nominating committee member of the Obesity, Metabolism & Nutrition section of the American Gastroenterology Association Institute Council. He has coauthored more than 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, scientific abstracts, book chapters, and online tutorials. His clinical and research focus are on eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, food allergy & intolerance as well as other allergic/immunologic conditions.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2011 - 2013
- Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2010
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
- University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2004
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S.E., Chemical Engineering, 1996 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- ME State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- NH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- IA State Medical License 2004 - 2008
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine - GastroenterologyEosinophilic esophagitis & eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesCivil Surgeon
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- American College of Gastroenterology - SCOPY Award for Best Foreign Language Video, “Chinese Colonoscopy Prep” 2015
- SCOPY Award for Best Foreign Language Video, "Chinese Colonoscopy Prep" American College of Gastroenterology, 2015
- FIT Travel Scholarship for the 2013 AAAAI Annual Meeting 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Development, Validation and Evaluation of an Adult and Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Activity Index Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Biomarker of Disease Activity in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
- OBS in Adolescent and Adults With EOE: A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Study With an Open Label Extension Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 23
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsFructose malabsorption and fructan malabsorption are associated in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.Twan Sia, Riki O Tanaka, Albert Mousad, Aditya P Narayan, Kristen Si
BMC Gastroenterology. 2024-04-24 - 112 citationsEosinophilic oesophagitis endotype classification by molecular, clinical, and histopathological analyses: a cross-sectional study.Tetsuo Shoda, Ting Wen, Seema S. Aceves, J. Pablo Abonia, Dan Atkins
The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2018-07-01 - 17 citationsProspective Endoscopic Activity Assessment for Eosinophilic Gastritis in a Multisite Cohort.Ikuo Hirano, Margaret H Collins, Eileen King, Qin Sun, Mirna Chehade
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2022-03-01
Journal Articles
- Should we offer pasteurized raw-egg challenge instead of cooked-egg challenge? JBeukema KR, Shen AH, Leung J., J Allergy Clin. Immunol.
- Should wheat, barley, rye and/or gluten be avoided in a six food elimination diet?Kliewer KL, Venter C, Cassin AM, Abonia JP, Aceves SS, Bonis PA, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Kagalwalla A, Leung J, Mukkada VA, Spe..., J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 1/1/2015
- Eosinophilic oesophagitis: relationship between quality of life and clinical, endoscopic, and histologic activitySafroneeva E, Coslovsky M, Kuehni CE, Zwahlen M, Haas NA, Panczak R, Taft T, Hirano I, Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Leung J, Bussmann C, Woosley JT, Yan P, Romero Y, Furuta..., Aliment Pharm Ther, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Video-based training on proper EpiPen(Jr) administration and food allergy knowledge among Chinese, Spanish, and English populatoins in Boston.1) Leung J, Sawalha K, Alshammari A, Eman P, Ganta A, In press. Eastern Allergy Conference, Palm Beach, FL, 2017
- Budesonide Oral Suspension Improves Symptomatic, Endoscopic, and Histologic Parameters Compared With Placebo in Patients With Eosinophilic EsophagitisDellon, E.S., Katzka, D.A., Collins, M.H., Hamdani, M., Gupta, S.K., Hirano, I., Kagalwalla A, Lewis J, Markowitz J, Nurko S, Wo J, Dellon E, Gunasekaran TS, Hirano I,..., GI, 1/1/2017
- Caregiver-assessed EoE activity in children between 3-9 years of age poorly correlates with physician global assessment, endoscopic or histologic activity.Safroneeva E, Chehade M, Gupta SK, Kuehni CE, Zwahlen M, Coslovsky M, Haas NA, Hirano I, Bussman C, Romero Y, Leung J, Newbury R, Panczak R, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- "Food Allergy and Intolerance"Tufts Medical School - 1/1/2016
- "Management of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis"1/1/2016
- EoE: What's new in 2015?1/1/2015
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Other
- Budesonide Oral Suspension Improves Symptomatic, Endoscopic, and Histologic Parameters Compared With Placebo in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology2) Dellon, E.S., Katzka, D.A., Collins, M.H., Hamdani, M., Gupta, S.K., Hirano, I., Kagalwalla A, Lewis J, Markowitz J, Nurko S, Wo J, Dellon E, Gunasekaran TS, Hirano...
- Allergic mechanisms of Eosinophilic oesophagitis.Leung J, Beukema KR, Shen AH, Atlas of Science
http://atlasofscience.org/allergic-mechanisms-of-eosinophilic-oesophagitis/
1/1/2016 - Don't Let Food Allergies Scare You This Halloween.Allison M, Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/health/2014/10/29/don-let-food-allergies-scare-you-this-halloween/22PctsQMhgzTEXavNKdMsI/story.html
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Press Mentions
- Face Masks Ease Allergies by 'Lowering the Burden' of Inhaled Pollen, Spores and Dust, Study SuggestsApril 7th, 2021
- Allergic Mechanisms of Eosinophilic OesophagitisJanuary 23rd, 2016
- Don’t Let Food Allergies Scare You This HalloweenOctober 29th, 2014
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Grant Support
- Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease ResearchersNational Institutes of HealthPresent
Other Languages
- Chinese (Cantonese), Spanish
External Links
- Tufts Medical Center Official Profilehttps://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/PhysicianDirectory/John-Leung.aspx?dpt=95562fad-d263-4c2e-83bf-63c9580dcc53
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