• lester y. leung

    neurologist - writer

  • about me

    Lester Leung

    I am a Neurology resident and House Officer of one of the teaching hospitals associated with Harvard Medical School. Accordingly, a large part of my identity centers around my roles as a clinician and primary Neurologist for my patients, a teacher and mentor for my students, and as a young researcher looking for ways of improving the medical care of patients with diseases of the neurologic system.

    I am a writer. My most active project is Apollo Medicinae Doctor, a weblog and compendium of practical wisdom for residents and medical students. I am also very interested in the adoption of new technologies by new generations of physicians and patients.

    Besides these occupations, I am a watch enthusiast, I am learning to carve wood, and I cook a variety of cuisines.

  • my past

    Education: Isidore Newman School, Harvard University (A.B. Biological Sciences), Tulane University School of Medicine (M.D.)

    Pre-Professional Employment: The New England Journal of Medicine (summer intern), The Next Generation (founder, Editor-in-Chief), Harvard School of Public Health (research assistant), National Institutes of Health (summer research fellow)

    Publications/Presentations:
    - Leung, LY et al. Microrheometric analysis of TGF-1beta and IL-1beta interactions in fibroblast collagen gels. FASEB, Jul 1, 2007; 21 (9).
    - Looze, C, Yui, D, Leung LY, et al. Proteomic profiling of human plasma exosomes identifies PPAR-gamma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, Jan 16, 2009; 278 (3).
    - Leung, LY et al. Safety of Clopidogrel Loading in Acute Stroke and TIA. AAN 2010.
    - Pletsch, G, Leung, LY et al. Selecting Discharge Antiplatelet Tx After Clopidogrel/Aspirin Loading. AAN 2010.
    - Rogers, S, Leung, LY et al. Patients with AIS/TIA Receive Antiplatelet Tx Earlier w/Loading Dose. AAN 2011.

  • social networks

  • the future

    Objectives
    [ ] Improving the general public's understanding of the brain and neurologic disorders
    [ ] Teaching students better methods of differential diagnosis and approaches to treatment

    Interests
    [ ] The detection, diagnosis, and management of posterior circulation strokes
    [ ] Optimizing antithrombotic therapy for different stroke types for acute stroke treatment and prevention
    [ ] Motor function recovery in stroke rehabilitation
    [ ] Improving quality of life for stroke survivors and their families
    [ ] The crossover disease states between Neurology and Internal Medicine, particularly with vascular disease
    [ ] Quality impovement for health care delivery systems
    [ ] Improving the teaching of Neurology for medical students
    [ ] Digital networks connecting physicians and patients
    [ ] Improving preventive/maintenance treatment organization and facilitation for patients and physicians

  • contact

    Lester Y. Leung, M.D.

    Boston, MA, United States

    E-mail: lesterdropbox@gmail.com