DonaldLeungMD

Allergy & Immunology • Denver, CO

Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions, Clinical & Laboratory Immunology

Professor of Pediatrics, University Colorado

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Office
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
Phone+1 303-388-4461

Fax+1 303-398-1211

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1981
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Allergy and Immunology, 1977 - 1979
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1993
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

Clinical Trials

Cell Biology of Steroid Resistant Asthma Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Pimecrolimus on Skin Biopsy Ex-plants From Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Completed
Immune Response to Varicella Vaccination in Children With Atopic Dermatitis Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Responses to Immunization With Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin Administered by Scarification and the Intradermal Route Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 1
The Underlying Mechanisms For S. Aureus Infection And Colonization Of Skin in People With Atopic Dermatitis With And Without Eczema Herpeticum (MRSA) Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Markers of Airway Inflammation in BAL Fluid From Children With Asthma Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Completed
Interferon Responses in Eczema Herpeticum Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Completed
Registry for the Atopic Dermatitis Research Network Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Atopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) Influenza Vaccine Pilot Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Atopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) Influenza Vaccine Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Baked Egg or Egg Oral Immunotherapy for Children With Egg Allergy Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
FiteBac Hand Sanitizer in the Management of Hand Dermatitis in Adults Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
ADRN Barrier/Immunoprofiling Exploratory Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Follow-up of the PEPITES Study to Evaluate Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Viaskin Peanut in Children Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 23
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Targeted Microbiome Transplant in Atopic Dermatitis Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 28
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Pharmacokinetic Study of Ruxolitinib Phosphate Cream in Pediatric Subjects With Atopic Dermatitis Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 21
Completed
Phase 1
Systems Biology of Early Atopy Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 18
Recruiting
Impact of Increased Immunoglobulin E to Anti-herpes Simplex Virus -1 Innate Immune Responses in Atopic Dermatitis Patients With Eczema Herpeticum Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 09
Recruiting
Roles: Sub-Investigator
The Role of Bacterial Toxins in Human Skin Disease Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 20
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Longitudinal Endotyping Of Atopic Dermatitis Through Transcriptomic Skin Analysis Start of enrollment: 2022 Nov 21
RECRUITING
PHASE4
Roles: Study Chair, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Early-life protein-bound skin ceramides help predict the development of atopic dermatitis.
Chia-Lun Chang, Evgeny Berdyshev, Elasma Milanzi, Caroline J Lodge, Diego J Lopez
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025-03-01
Modulating mental health risk in atopic dermatitis with dupilumab: Is it real or in our heads?
Joy Wan, Donald Leung
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2025-03-01
Cutaneous Ceramide Synthesis is Dysregulated in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Elena Goleva, Donald Y Leung, Kira Chaiboonma, Wynnis Tom, Ranjan Dohil
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025-02-26

Press Mentions

National Jewish Health Launches Groundbreaking Study on Food AllergiesJanuary 28th, 2025
Researchers Discover Skin Biomarkers in Infants That Predict Early Development of Food AllergiesMarch 29th, 2024
National Jewish Health Researchers Discover Biomarkers That Could Predict Future Allergic ConditionsFebruary 23rd, 2023
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