Biography
Dr. Leard is Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education for the UCSF School of Medicine and Vice Chief of Clinical Operations for the UCSF Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine. Her major academic interests include Medical Education, Lung Transplantation and Lung Cancer. She cares for patients on the Advanced Lung Disease Service at UCSF Moffitt-Long Hospital, and sees patients at the Mt. Zion Comprehensive Cancer Center.
She is a past president of the California Thoracic Society. She serves on Item Review Committees for the National Board of Medical Educators and is an Editorial Board Consultant for the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. She is Vice Chair (2023-2024) of the Committee on Academic Personnel -Gold Committee.
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Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Relationship-Centered Communication Skills for Racial Equity in Healthcare | 2019 | |
University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2018 | |
University of California | Fellowship | Lung Transplantation | 2006 |
University of California | Fellowship | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | 2005 |
University of Texas Southwestern | Internship & Residency | Internal Medicine | 2001 |
University of California | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1998 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Awards & Honors
Award | Conferred By | Date |
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V. Courtney Broaddus Award for Leadership and Service | UCSF | 2022 |
Academy of Medical Educators | UCSF | 2011 |
Michael S. Stulbarg Outstanding Teaching Award | UCSF | 2007 |
Clinical Expertise
Malignant Mesothelioma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Screening
Pulmonary (lung) Metastases
Tracheal/Bronchial Stent Placement
Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA)
Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
Tracheobronchial Dilatation
Program Affiliations
Thoracic Oncology Progam
Lung Transplant Program
Lung Cancer Screening Program
Research Narrative
Dr. Leard's current research interests include (1) Assessment of the role of Donor Specific Antibodies in the development of Bronchiolitis obliterans, (2) Bronchoscopy Complications, and (3) Lung Cancer Screening.
Research Interests
Lung Cancer Screening & Surveillance
Complications of Lung Transplantation
Publications
- NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Lung Cancer Screening, Version 1.2025.| | PubMed
- Improving the odds: Reducing diagnostic uncertainty with bronchoalveolar lavage cytokine profiling.| | PubMed
- The transformation of transplant medicine with artificial intelligence-assisted tacrolimus dosing.| | PubMed
- Small airway brush gene expression predicts chronic lung allograft dysfunction and mortality.| | PubMed
- Macrophage and CD8 T cell discordance are associated with acute lung allograft dysfunction progression.| | PubMed
- CCR5 drives NK cell-associated airway damage in pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury.| | PubMed
- Decreased Lymphocytic Bronchitis Severity in the Era of Azithromycin Prophylaxis.| | PubMed
- Development of the Lung Transplant Frailty Scale (LT-FS).| | PubMed
- Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function.| | PubMed
- The Lung Allocation Score Remains Inequitable for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Even after the 2015 Revision.| | PubMed