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James L. Leach, MD

  • Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
  • Professor, UC Department of Radiology

About

Biography

James (Jim) Leach, MD, is a neuroradiologist specializing in pediatric neuroradiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He was chief resident in Radiology in 1994, and fellow in neuroradiology from 1995-1997 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he was trained by Robert Lukin and Thomas Tomsick.

After serving as a staff neuroradiologist at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Leach spent five years in private practice at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. Dr. Leach returned to the University of Cincinnati in 2003. He was program director for the Radiology Residency Program from 2003-2006. While at UC Dr. Leach was awarded the Harold B. Spitz Award in 1997 and 2004 for excellence in resident education. Dr. Leach began his full time career at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in September 2007, focusing on pediatric neuroradiology. He was fellowship director of the Pediatric Neuroradiology fellowship from 2013-2017. He is currently a clinical professor of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

BS: Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1985.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

Residency: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1994.

Fellowship: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1994-1996.

Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990; American Board of Radiology, 1994; Neuroradiology, 1997, 2007.

Interests

Neuroradiology; advanced imaging in epilepsy; functional MRI (fMRI), multimodal imaging of brain tumors; imaging of stroke; MRI utilization; quality assurance initiatives for neuroradiology interpretation

Services and Specialties

Interests

Neuroradiology; advanced imaging in epilepsy; functional MRI (fMRI), multimodal imaging of brain tumors; imaging of stroke; MRI utilization; quality assurance initiatives for neuroradiology interpretation

Publications

A novel minimally invasive neurosurgical cranial fixation device for improved accuracy of intraventricular catheter placement: an experimental animal study. Daniel, A; Coronel, M; Peer, S; Grinshpan, B; Duru, S; Peiro, JL; Leach, JL; Abellán, E; Doerning, CM; Zarrouk, D; Mangano, FT. Patient Safety in Surgery. 2024; 18:36.

PATH-13. MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGY CORRELATIVE RESULTS FROM THE PHASE 1B TRIAL OF UNESBULIN (PTC596) WITH RADIOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN NEWLY-DIAGNOSED WITH DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA (DIPG) AND HIGH-GRADE GLIOMA (HGG): A REPORT FROM THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK FOR NEURO-ONCOLOGY CLINICAL TRIALS (CONNECT). Lazow, M; Baxter, P; Kumar, SS; Mohamad, M; Mackay, A; Stanek, J; Rodriguez, D; Palmer, J; Leach, J; Mikael, L; Jones, C; Mardis, E; Fouladi, M; Drissi, R. Neuro-Oncology. 2024; 26:viii180.

Imaging of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Children. Leach, JL; Derinkuyu, BE; Taylor, JM; Vadivelu, S. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 2024; 34:615-636.

Evaluation of 3D T1-weighted spoiled gradient echo MR image quality using artificial intelligence image reconstruction techniques in the pediatric brain. Nagaraj, UD; Dillman, JR; Tkach, JA; Greer, JS; Leach, JL. Neuroradiology: a journal devoted to neuroimaging and interventional neuroradiology. 2024; 66:1849-1857.

Impact of seizure onset zone and intracranial electroencephalography ictal characteristics on epilepsy surgery outcomes in tuberous sclerosis complex. Miecznikowski, KB; Leach, J; Rozhkov, L; Mangano, FT; Skoch, J; Krueger, DA; Horn, PS; Greiner, HM. Epilepsy Research. 2024; 205:107422.

Emotional facial expression and perioral motor functions of the human auditory cortex. Arya, R; Ervin, B; Greiner, HM; Buroker, J; Byars, AW; Tenney, JR; Arthur, TM; Fong, SL; Lin, N; Frink, C; Mangano, FT; Glauser, TA; Hickok, G; Holland, KD. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2024; 163:102-111.

Evaluation of T2W FLAIR MR image quality using artificial intelligence image reconstruction techniques in the pediatric brain. Nagaraj, UD; Dillman, JR; Tkach, JA; Greer, JS; Leach, JL. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2024; 54:1337-1343.

MRI and pathology comparisons in Rasmussen's encephalitis: a multi-institutional examination of hemispherotomy outcomes relative to imaging and histological severity. Doherty, A; Knudson, K; Fuller, C; Leach, JL; Wang, AC; Marupudi, N; Han, RH; Tomko, S; Ojemann, J; Smyth, MD; Mangano, F; Skoch, J. Child's Nervous System. 2024; 40:1799-1806.

Incidental Thalamic Lesions Identified on Brain MRI in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients: Imaging Features and Natural History. de Padua, V; Alves, V; Care, MM; Leach, JL. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2024; 45:211-217.

Vorinostat, temozolomide or bevacizumab with irradiation and maintenance BEV/TMZ in pediatric high-grade glioma: A Children's Oncology Group Study. Lulla, RR; Buxton, A; Krailo, MD; Lazow, MA; Boue, DR; Leach, JL; Lin, T; Geller, JI; Kumar, SS; Nikiforova, MN; Gajjar, A; Drissi, R; Pollack, IF; Fouladi, M. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2024; 6:vdae035.

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