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
- ISHLT Consensus Statement on adult and pediatric airway complications after lung transplantation: Definitions, grading system, and therapeutics.| | PubMed
- Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness.| | PubMed
- Donor-Reactive Regulatory T Cell Frequency Increases During Acute Cellular Rejection of Lung Allografts.| | PubMed
- Lung transplantation after prior cardiothoracic surgery: To transplant or not to transplant.| | PubMed
- Acquired acanthosis nigricans with tripe palms in a patient with interstitial lung disease.| | PubMed
- Frailty Phenotypes, Disability, and Outcomes in Adult Candidates for Lung Transplantation.| | PubMed
- Prolonged Barium-Impaction Ileus in Two Lung Transplant Recipients With Systemic Sclerosis: Case Report.| | PubMed
- Lung transplantation for hypersensitivity pneumonitis.| | PubMed
- Clinical outcomes of lung transplant recipients with telomerase mutations.| | PubMed
- Lung cancer screening, version 1.2015: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines.| | PubMed