Steven Leonard, M.D.

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Medical School

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (1980)

Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center (1985), General Surgery

Residency

Medical University of South Carolina (1987)

Fellowship

Boston Childrens Hospital (1989), Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Featured Publications

Cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy during cardiopulmonary bypass predicts superior vena cava oxygen saturation.

Ginther R, Sebastian VA, Huang R, Leonard SR, Gorney R, Guleserian KJ, Forbess JM, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Aug 142 2 359-65

Heart transplantation techniques after hybrid single-ventricle palliation.

Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard SR, Forbess JM, J Card Surg 2010 Sep 25 5 596-600

Stent implantation for coarctation of the aorta in a premature infant through carotid cutdown as a bridge to surgical correction.

Dimas VV, Leonard SR, Guleserian KJ, Forbess JM, Zellers TM, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 Apr 139 4 1070-1

Ministernotomy for repair of congenital cardiac disease.

Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard SR, Forbess JM, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009 Nov 9 5 819-21

The aortic translocation (Nikaidoh) operation

Leonard SR, Nikaidoh H Op Techniques Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 13 3 172-180

The aortic translocation (Nikaidoh) procedure: midterm results superior to the Rastelli procedure.

Yeh T, Ramaciotti C, Leonard SR, Roy L, Nikaidoh H, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 Feb 133 2 461-9

The extracardiac lateral tunnel Fontan, constructed with bovine pericardium: comparison with the extracardiac conduit Fontan.

Lemler MS, Ramaciotti C, Stromberg D, Scott WA, Leonard SR, Am Heart J 2006 Apr 151 4 928-33

Fresh whole blood versus reconstituted blood for pump priming in heart surgery in infants.

Mou SS, Giroir BP, Molitor-Kirsch EA, Leonard SR, Nikaidoh H, Nizzi F, Town DA, Roy LC, Scott W, Stromberg D, N Engl J Med 2004 Oct 351 16 1635-44

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous drainage of the superior vena cava into the left atrium.

Kahwaji I, Ramaciotti C, Nikaidoh H, Leonard S, Harris K, Lemler M Circulation 2003 Mar 107 11 1560-1

Usefulness of external counterpulsation early postoperatively after the Fontan procedure in children.

Ma W, Lemler MS, Nikaidoh H, Leonard SR, Shang-Feaster GY, Giroir BP, Stromberg D, Am J Cardiol 2002 Nov 90 9 1029-31

 Featured Books

Palliative Procedures in Cyanotic Heart Disease. In Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Leonard SR, Sade RM (1990). New York, NY, Appleton & Lange

Thoracentesis and Chest Tube Insertion. In Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

Leonard SR, Nikaidoh H (1997). St Louis, MO, Quality Medical Publishing

Pericardiocentesis. In Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

Leonard SR, Niksidoh H (1997). St Louis, MO, Quality Medical PUblishing

Cardiothoracic Surgery. In Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

Leonard SR, Nikaidoh H, Copeland MM, Drury M (1997). St Louis, MO, Quality Medical Publishing

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  (2010-2021)

• Aldo R Castaneda Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery (1988)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (1999)
• American College of Surgeons (1991)
• Parkland Surgical Society (1985)
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (1991)