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Steven D. Leach, M.D.

Paul K. Neumann Professor in Pancreatic Cancer
Professor of Surgery and Oncology
Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology
Director of Research, Department of Surgery

Steven D. Leach is the Paul K. Neumann Professor in Pancreatic Cancer, Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, and Professor of Surgery and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. He is also Director of Research in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Leach graduated from Princeton University in 1982 and received his MD degree from Emory University in 1986. He completed his residency in General Surgery and a two-year research fellowship in pancreatic cell biology at Yale University. This was followed by a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Leach joined the Vanderbilt University faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in 1995, and became an Associate Professor of Surgery and Cell Biology in 1999. He was recruited to join the faculty at Johns Hopkins in July, 2000 as the first Paul K. Neumann Professor.

Research Interests:

Dr. Leach has published extensively on the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of pancreatic cancer. He directs an NIH-funded research program investigating links between pancreatic development and pancreatic neoplasia.

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Leach's clinical practice is focused on surgical management of
pancreatic and periampullary tumors.

Credentials:

Dr. Leach is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and
certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Contact:

Dept. of Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe St. / Osler 603
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: (410) 955-5765
Fax: (410) 614-2913

Steven D. Leach, M.D.

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