LesterYuqunLeungMDMSc(He/Him)

Vascular Neurology

Associate Professor of Neurology at Tufts Medical Center, Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center, Founder of the Stroke and Young Adults (SAYA) Program and the Advancing Stroke Recovery (ASR) Program, Founder of Headway Neurology LLC

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Office
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-5848

Education & Training

Tufts University School of MedicineMSc, Clinical and Translational Science, 2015 - 2017
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2014 - 2015
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2014
Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Lester Adelman Teaching Award Tufts University School of Medicine, 2016
Outstanding Resident-Fellow Teaching Award Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha member Alpha Omega Alpha
Gold Humanism Society member Gold Humanism Society
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Quality Improvement Initiative Using Predictive Swallowing Score to Guide Nutritional Support for Patients With Post-Stroke Dysphagia.
Amr Jijakli, Katelyn Skeels, Devin Zebelean, Krista Swanson, Ashley LaChance
Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2024-12-01
Incidence and characterization of late onset movement disorders following thrombolysis or thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: A retrospective cohort study.
Wenzheng Yu, Aya Shnawa, Jeffrey Swarz, Ambreen Zaidi, Lester Y Leung
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2024-11-21
Neighborhood income inequality associated with functional independence after ischemic stroke: a cohort study.
Kathryn E Coté, Megan E Pudlo, Emma Jost-Price, Lester Y Leung
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2024-09-24

Press Mentions

Stroke in Young Adults Program BostonMarch 12th, 2016
American Stroke Association Celebrates Gov. Healey and Legislature for Taking Steps to Improve Stroke Care in MassachusettsAugust 18th, 2023