JeanRLeonidasMD

Endocrinology • Brooklyn, NY

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

RETIRED Clin Assoc Professor, Medicine, SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine

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Office
451 Clarkson Ave
Kings County Hospital Medical Clinic
Brooklyn, NY 11203

Summary

Internist-Endocrinologist, Board-certified in both. Completed training at SUNY Downstate. 33 yrs of hosp and private practice in Brooklyn NY, teaching, lecturing, publishing in major med journals. Retired in 2008. Still holds his license. Devoting time to travel and literary writing (11 books in French and numerous articles)

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1977 - 1979
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Wakefield Campus)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Wakefield Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
NYU Long Island School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
University of HaitiClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1975 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honored and invited to lecture in Endo Chicago Medical Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Hair alteration in black patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
J R Leonidas
Cutis. 1987-06-01
2 citations
Health crisis in Ethiopia: a Third World syndrome.
M. A. Nurhussein, J. R. Leonidas
Journal of the National Medical Association. 1985-12-01
AIDS and the alleged Haitian connection.
J R Leonidas
New York State Journal of Medicine. 1985-11-01

Journal Articles

The identity substitution syndrome
Leonidas JR, Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/1/1980

Lectures

General Endo Subjects (Thyroid, Pit, adrenals, Pheochromocytoma, parathyroid...)
Dowstate, KCH, Caledonian hosp, AMHE, Mercredi Medical Haiti, Chicago Med Society

Press Mentions

Le prodieux parcours de Jean-Robert LeonidasOctober 16th, 2019
A chacun son big bang ou le pouvoir de la littérature ( Par Rachel Vorbe)February 21st, 2013

Research History

Instructor, Clin Assist Prof, Atttending Phys, Clin Assoc ProfClinical Research Center (Downstate Fellow in Endo, under the aegis of Dr Anne Carter https://typeset.io/authors/jean-robert-leonidas-1i7afz22ao1977 - 2008

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Fellow, FACP (inactive)
Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE)
Vice-president for Educational Affairs (NY Chapter), a few years ago
Endocrine Society
Member emeritus
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Past Member (Retired)

Other Languages

Creole, French

External Links

Le Salon littérairehttp://salon-litteraire.linternaute.com/fr/jean-robert-leonidas/wall
La bibliotheque idéale de JRLhttps://lenouvelliste.com/article/244955/la-bibliotheque-ideale-de-jean-robert-leonidas
JRL dans L'OBShttps://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/paroles-d-haiti/20110107.OBS5867/croire-mordicus-a-la-resurrection-d-haiti.html