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Office
13400 E. Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1988 - 1991
- Valleywise HealthFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1988
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1981
- Occidental CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1973 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- MN State Medical License 1991 - 2023
- TX State Medical License 1983 - 1991
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
- Physician of the Year Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Southwest Chapter, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of the PillCam™ Colon Capsule Endoscopy (PCCE) in the Visualization of the Colon Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
- Evaluation of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Suspected Crohn's Disease Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- Evaluation of PillCam® Express Capsule Endoscopy Delivery System Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 96 citationsImaging of Small Bowel Disease: Comparison of Capsule Endoscopy, Standard Endoscopy, Barium Examination, and CTAmy K. Hara, Jonathan A. Leighton, Virender K. Sharma, Russell I. Heigh, David E. Fleischer
Radiographics. 2005-05-01 - 57 citationsComparing diagnostic yield of a novel pan-enteric video capsule endoscope with ileocolonoscopy in patients with active Crohn's disease: a feasibility studyJonathan A. Leighton, Debra J. Helper, Ian M. Gralnek, Iris Dotan, Ignacio Fernandez-Urien
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2017-01-01 - 56 citationsCapsule Retention in Crohn's Disease: A Meta-analysisShabana F. Pasha, Marco Pennazio, Emanuele Rondonotti, Douglas C. Wolf, Matthew R. Buras
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2020-01-01
Journal Articles
- Utility of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Longitudinal Monitoring of Crohn’s Disease Activity in the Small Bowel: A Prospective StudyGil Y Melmed, Marla C Dubinsky, David T Rubin, Shabana F Pasha, Atsushi Sakuraba, Felix Tiongco, Ira Shafran, Jonathan A Leighton, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- The role of capsule endoscopy in evaluating both suspected and known Crohn's diseaseBoroff ES, Leighton JA, Tech. Gastrointest. Endosc, 1/1/2015
- GISentinel: A software platform for automatic ulcer detection on capsule endoscopy videosYi S, Jiao H, Meng F, Shabana P, Rentz L, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Natural History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Post Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing CholangitisLeighton JA, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Monthly feedback on quality indicators for colonoscopy significantly increase adenoma detection rates of endoscopiesLeighton JA, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
- Intense monthly feedback improves screening colonoscopy quality measuresLeighton JA, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Endoscopic Techniques for Small Bowel Imaging: Going Where No Man Has Gone Before!Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
- The Dilemma of the Incomplete Colonoscopy: What Next?Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
- Ideal Practice RedesignPhoenix, AZ - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- Featured Lectures at the 2024 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate CourseOctober 23rd, 2024
- Annual Scientific Meeting & Postgraduate CourseOctober 11th, 2024
- More Data Needed on Stopping GLP-1 Use Prior to EndoscopySeptember 19th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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