David Leon, M.D., M.S.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
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Specialties
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Locations and Contact
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Philosophy of Care
It is my duty as both an emergency physician and anesthesiologist to make sure you receive the optimal care to ensure you are safe and comfortable. I want to ensure you that I will try to treat you in a well-rounded and comprehensive manner however I can. It is an honor to take care of others, a honor I do not carry lightly.
Clinical Interests
Dr. David Leon is a dual-trained anesthesiology and emergency medicine physician that takes care of adult patients both in the emergency department (ED) and the operating room (OR). He is focused on carrying for critically ill and traumatically injured patients across the spectrum of their care, from pre-hospital to the ED and the OR and beyond. He has special clinical interests and expertise in trauma and resuscitation, particularly in topics of transfusion medicine, hemostatic resuscitation, whole blood usage and regional anesthesia in the ED for the acutely injured patient.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. David Leon's research interests focus around care of the traumatically injured and critically ill patient throughout the spectrum of care, with particular focus on hemorrhage care, blood management, ED resuscitation and acute pain control through the use of regional anesthesia in the ED and ORs.
Center/Program Affiliation
Trauma Program
Burn Center
UC Davis Medical Group
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 2010
Medical School
M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT 2018
Other School
M.S., Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Georgetown - George Mason University, Manassas VA 2011
Other School
M.S., Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 2012
Residency
Combined Emergency Medicine/Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 2018-2024
24th Annual ACCM Research Day, Health Equity Honors Award, 2022,
Linder Cup Award, Maryland ACEP, 2022,
Chief Resident, Combined Emergency-Anesthesiology Residency, Johns Hopkins University, 2022-2024,
Liu O, Leon D, Gough E, Speed T, Hanna M, Jaremko K. A retrospective analysis of perioperative medications for opioid-use disorder and tapering additional postsurgical opioids via a transitional pain service. Br J Clin Pharmacol. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1111/bcp.16118
Troncoso R, Garfinkel EM, Kaul K, Leon D, Trautman S, Margolis AM. Safety of Nurse-Managed Inhaled Nitric Oxide During Critical Care Interfacility Transport. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2023;0(0). PMID: 37229698
Leon D, Magidson P, Manning S. Acute pancreatitis. In: Goldsmith L, editor. VisualDx Visual Clinical Support Tool [online]. Rochester, NY: Logical Images; 2023.
Dilday J, Leon D, Kuza CM. A review of the utility of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in burn and trauma ICU patients. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. Dec 23, 2022; doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001228. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36729001.
Troncoso Jr RD, Garfinkel EM, Leon D, Lopez SM, Lin A, Jones D, Margolis AM. Decision-Making and Interventions During Interfacility Transport of High Acuity Patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Air Medical Journal. 2021 Jul-Aug;40(4):220-224. PMID: 34172228
Garfinkel E, Lopez S, Troncoso Jr R, Leon D, Hubble H, Bowman C, Margolis A. A Critical Care Transport Program's Innovative Approach to Safety During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Air medical journal. Apr 2021, 40(2), 112-114. PMID: 33637273
Leon, D. Transportation as a barrier to access to care in Bangor and the surrounding Penobscot County area. UVM COM Family Medicine Clerkship. 2016
Deeb A, Grunvald M, Leon D, Eldakar-Hein, S, et al. Effects of Art Intervention on Pediatric Anxiety and Pain in the Medical Setting, UVM College of Medicine. APHA Symposium 2017
Leon, D. Lactate metabolism and its role in wound healing and angiogenesis, Georgetown University, GUMC, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology. 2011
Moore AF, Menaker M. The effect of light on melatonin secretion in the cultured pineal glands of Anolis lizards, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology. 2011; 160(2) 301-8.