LeonGeraldFineMD

Professor of Biomedical Science and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine; Emeritus Professor, University College London; Director, Program in the History of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
Cedars Sinai Medical Center Davis BLD 5072
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-6457

Fax+1 310-423-0228

Education & Training

University of Cape Town Faculty of MedicineClass of 1966

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1977 - Present
CA State Medical License 1978 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

294 citations
The biology of renal hypertrophy
Leon G. Fine
Kidney International. 1986-03-01
20 citations
Sense of Smell as the Central Driver of Pavlovian Appetite Behavior in Mammals.
Leon G. Fine, Celine E. Riera
Frontiers in Physiology. 2019-09-18
386 citations
Chronic hypoxia as a mechanism of progression of chronic kidney diseases: from hypothesis to novel therapeutics
Leon G. Fine, Jill T. Norman
Kidney International. 2008-10-01

Journal Articles

Are Current Strategies for Building a Human Kidney Misguided? Speculative Alternatives
Leon Fine, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Press Mentions

Cedars-Sinai Helps a Future Physician Grow from Cradle to Medical SchoolDecember 14th, 2017
Cedars-Sinai Kidney Transplant Pioneer Honored for Research Reducing Organ RejectionMay 25th, 2017
Charles R. Kleeman, MD: 1923-2021August 21st, 2021
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Grant Support

Research Training In NephrologyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–1990
Compensatory Hypertrophy Of The KidneyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–1990
Genesis Of Functioning NephronsFogarty International Center1988
Angiotensin In Control Of Renal GrowthNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–1988
Pathophysiology Of The Isolated NephronNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–1987
Pathophysiology Of The Isolated NephronNat Inst Of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive &Kidney Diseases1985
Compensatory Hypertrophy Of The KidneyNat Inst Of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive &Kidney Diseases1985