MargaretLeighMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Chapel Hill, NC

Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonology, Pediatric Bronchoscopy, Pediatric Infectious Disease Pulmonology

Professor of Pediatrics / Director, UNC Cystic Fibrosis Care Center

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-8596

Fax+1 919-843-5515

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1982 - 1985
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolInternship, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1977
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2023 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Evaluating Progression of and Diagnostic Tools for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Children and Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Long-term Lung Function and Disease Progression in Children With Early Onset Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Lung Disease Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Comparison of Longitudinal Outcomes in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Cystic Fibrosis.
BreAnna Kinghorn, Margaret Rosenfeld, Erin Sullivan, Frankline M Onchiri, Marshall D Brown
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2024-12-01
Burkholderia cepacia complex in primary ciliary dyskinesia.
José Muñiz-Hernández, Kimberley R Kaspy, Jennifer S Landry, Adam J Shapiro, Michael G O'Connor
Pediatric Pulmonology. 2024-11-01
Promoter Deletion Leading to Allele Specific Expression in a Genetically Unsolved Case of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.
M Makenzie Beaman, Weining Yin, Amanda J Smith, Patrick R Sears, Margaret W Leigh
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2024-10-04

Press Mentions

Early Stage Investigator Spotlight: BreAnna Kinghorn Improves Outcomes for Children with Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaMarch 22nd, 2022
Consortium Spotlight: Advancing Discoveries in Mucociliary Clearance DiseasesMarch 11th, 2022
NIH Awards $7.5 Million to Ramp up Clinical Trials for Rare, Genetic Airway DiseasesOctober 9th, 2019