
Jody Leonardo MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery
Program Director of Neurosurgery Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Drexel University College of Medicine Director of AHN Pituitary Center Director of AHN Adult Hydrocephalus Center Assistant Director of Neuroendoscopy
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320 E North AvePittsburgh, PA 15212
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Summary
- Dr. Jody Leonardo is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in brain & spinal tumor, neurosurgical spine surgery, and pituitary surgery and is experienced in vertebral stress fractures, neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and skull base surgery.
Education & Training
- University at BuffaloChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2008
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
- Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MEDENT EMR/EHR, Community Computer Service, Inc., 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in hydrocephalus patients with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts: challenging the dictum that shunts treat all types of hydrocep...Gersham J Rainone, Cody Woodhouse, Dallas Kramer, Shahed Elhamdani, Jody Leonardo
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2024-03-18 - 1 citationsOccipital-interhemispheric transtentorial pineal mass resection.Grant Arzumanov, Seung W Jeong, Bhavika Gupta, Rocco Dabecco, Jose Sandoval
Neurosurgical Focus. 2024-01-01 - 2 citationsThe Utility of the 5 Factor Modified Frailty Index in Outcome Prediction for Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treated with Surgical Drainage.Peter G Zaki, John Bolger, Brandon Rogowski, Nisha Busch, Shahed Elhamdani
World Neurosurgery. 2023-11-01
Press Mentions
- Little-Known & Treatable Brain Condition Mimics Alzheimer’sFebruary 21st, 2017
- Allegheny Health Network’s Norman Wolmark, MD, Named Finalist for 2016 Giants of Cancer Care Recognition (Allegheny Health Network)June 23rd, 2016
- InVivo Therapeutics Announces Publication in Neurosurgery of Case Report Detailing First Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ Implantation (InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corporation)June 22nd, 2016
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