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Office
4901 Forest Park Ave
Fl 6
Saint Louis, MO 63108Phone+1 314-362-3937
Summary
- I am a fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist specializing in neuro-ophthalmic diseases including idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), ischemic optic neuropathies, optic neuritis, optic atrophy, pituitary tumors affecting the visual pathways, posterior cortical atrophy, pupillary abnormalities, nystagmus, ocular myasthenia gravis, and other diseases that affect the visual system and eye movements. vision loss or eye movement abnormalities resulting from neurologic disease such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, stroke, and brain tumors.
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2018 - 2019
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2018
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- MO State Medical License Active through 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 116 citationsMore than the money: a review of the literature examining healthy volunteer motivationsLeanne Stunkel, Christine Grady
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2011-05-01 - 4 citationsEvaluating the Utility of a Postprocessing Algorithm for MRI Evaluation of Optic Neuritis.Leanne Stunkel, Akash Sharma, Matthew S. Parsons, Amber Salter, G.P. Van Stavern
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2019-05-02 - 71 citationsIncidence and Causes of Overdiagnosis of Optic NeuritisLeanne Stunkel, Nathan H. Kung, Bradley Wilson, Collin M. McClelland, Gregory P. Van Stavern
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2018-01-01
Press Mentions
- Optic Neuritis: When It Is and When It Isn’tJune 18th, 2018
- Alternative Diagnosis for Many Referred for Optic NeuritisDecember 8th, 2017
- Neuro: How to minimize diagnostic errorsSeptember 16th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)Member
External Links
- Washington University Physicianshttps://wuphysicians.wustl.edu/for-patients/find-a-physician/leanne-stunkel
- Washington University Neuro-Ophthalmologyhttps://ophthalmology.wustl.edu/neuro-ophthalmology/
- Washington University Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowshiphttps://ophthalmology.wustl.edu/education/clinical-fellowships/neuro-ophthalmology/
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