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Office
1520 San Pablo St
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90033Phone+1 323-442-5100- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Leslie Saxon, MD is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California, New York, and Illinois. He is affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC and Los Angeles General Medical Center.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1991
- Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1988 - 1990
- St Luke's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- Ross University School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- IA State Medical License 1986 - 1999
- IL State Medical License 1988 - 1993
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- RAPID-RF: Remote Active Monitoring in Patients With Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
- Safety and Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillation Start of enrollment: 1998 Feb 01
- Safety of Sports for Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4110 citationsCardiac-resynchronization therapy with or without an implantable defibrillator in advanced chronic heart failure.Michael R. Bristow, Leslie A. Saxon, John P. Boehmer, Steven K. Krueger, David A. Kass
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2004-05-20 - 9 citationsThe Addition of a Defibrillator to Resynchronization Therapy Decreases Mortality in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy.Bethany Doran, Chaoqun Mei, Paul D. Varosy, David P. Kao, Leslie A. Saxon
JACC. Heart Failure. 2021-06-01 - 239 citationsCardiac resynchronization therapy and the relationship of percent biventricular pacing to symptoms and survivalDavid L. Hayes, John P. Boehmer, John D. Day, F.R. Gilliam, Paul A. Heidenreich
Heart Rhythm. 2011-09-01
Press Mentions
- Column: At a Checkup with My Cardiologist, I Got a Crash Course on How to Stay AliveJanuary 19th, 2023
- Sparta Science and USC's Center for Body Computing Collaborate on New Research Testing the Effectiveness of Tools Used for Assessing Injury-Risk in U.S. ServicemembersJune 17th, 2021
- Marine Training May Take More Mental Than Physical GritJuly 1st, 2020
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Professional Memberships
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