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Jonathan Leighton, MD, Gastroenterology, Scottsdale, AZ

JonathanALeightonMDFACG, FASGE, AGAF, FACP

Gastroenterology Scottsdale, AZ

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Professor of Medicine

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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 Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1988 - 1991
  • Valleywise Health
    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 Medicine
    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 Medicine
    University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1981
  • Occidental College
    Occidental CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1986 - 2026
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1991 - 2023
  • TX State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Utility of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Longitudinal Monitoring of Crohn’s Disease Activity in the Small Bowel: A Prospective Study  
    Gil 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 disease  
    Boroff ES, Leighton JA, Tech. Gastrointest. Endosc, 1/1/2015
  • GISentinel: A software platform for automatic ulcer detection on capsule endoscopy videos  
    Yi 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

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Natural History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Post Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
    Leighton JA, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
  • Monthly feedback on quality indicators for colonoscopy significantly increase adenoma detection rates of endoscopies
    Leighton JA, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
  • Intense monthly feedback improves screening colonoscopy quality measures
    Leighton 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 Redesign 
    Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • Delivering quality, bridging medical practice and research [CD-ROM #3] 
    Leighton JA, AMGA CD-ROM Series
    1/1/2001

Press Mentions

  • Annual Scientific Meeting & Postgraduate Course
    Annual Scientific Meeting & Postgraduate CourseOctober 11th, 2024
  • More Data Needed on Stopping GLP-1 Use Prior to Endoscopy
    More Data Needed on Stopping GLP-1 Use Prior to EndoscopySeptember 19th, 2023
  • Capsule-Based Endoscopy and CT Colonography for Colon Cancer Screening
    Capsule-Based Endoscopy and CT Colonography for Colon Cancer ScreeningSeptember 4th, 2018
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Professional Memberships