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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

Radiology, Epilepsy, Brain Tumor, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Cerebrovascular, Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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

Research Areas

Radiology

Publications

Tolerability of transcranial magnetic stimulation language mapping in children. Greiner, HM; Maue, E; Horn, PS; Vannest, J; Vedala, K; Leach, JL; Tenney, JR; Williamson, B; Fujiwara, H; Coghill, RC; et al. Epilepsy Research. 2023; 194:107183.

Comparing electrical stimulation functional mapping with subdural electrodes and stereoelectroencephalography. Aungaroon, G; Vedala, K; Byars, AW; Ervin, B; Rozhkov, L; Horn, PS; Ihnen, SK Z; Holland, KD; Tenney, JR; Kremer, K; et al. Epilepsia. 2023; 64:1527-1540.

Evaluating Focal Areas of Signal Intensity (FASI) in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type-1 (NF1) Treated with Selumetinib on Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC)-029B. Pillay-Smiley, N; Leach, J; Lane, A; Hummel, T; Fangusaro, J; de Blank, P. Cancers. 2023; 15:2109.

Posterior Quadrant Disconnection Procedure for Intractable Epilepsy: A Case Series of 5 Young Pediatric Patients. Patel, SK; Gibson, JL; Lovha, M; Leach, JL; Arya, R; Tenney, JR; Holland, KD; Aungaroon, G; Greiner, HM; Skoch, J; et al. Operative Neurosurgery. 2022; 23:449-456.

Characteristics of children ≤36 months of age with DIPG: A report from the international DIPG registry. Bartlett, AL; Lane, A; Chaney, B; Escorza, NY; Black, K; Cochrane, A; Minturn, J; Bartels, U; Warren, K; Hansford, J; et al. Neuro-Oncology. 2022; 24:2190-2199.

Functional MRI and electrical stimulation mapping for language localization: A comparative meta-analysis. Holloway, T; Leach, JL; Tenney, JR; Byars, AW; Horn, PS; Greiner, HM; Mangano, FT; Holland, KD; Arya, R. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2022; 222:107417.

Responsive neurostimulation device therapy in pediatric patients with complex medically refractory epilepsy. Hartnett, SM; Greiner, HM; Arya, R; Tenney, JR; Aungaroon, G; Holland, K; Leach, JL; Air, EL; Skoch, J; Mangano, FT. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2022; 30:1-8.

Comparison of outcomes after stereoelectroencephalography and subdural grid monitoring in pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex. Larrew, T; Skoch, J; Ihnen, SK Z; Arya, R; Holland, KD; Tenney, JR; Horn, PS; Leach, JL; Krueger, DA; Greiner, HM; et al. Neurosurgical Focus. 2022; 53:E5.

Cerebral Arterial Growth in Childhood. Taylor, JM; Chang, M; Vaughan, J; Horn, PS; Zhang, B; Leach, JL; Vadivelu, S; Abruzzo, T. Pediatric Neurology. 2022; 134:59-66.

Volumetric endpoints in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: comparison to cross-sectional measures and outcome correlations in the International DIPG/DMG Registry. Lazow, MA; Nievelstein, MT; Lane, A; Bandopadhayhay, P; DeWire-Schottmiller, M; Fouladi, M; Glod, JW; Greiner, RJ; Hoffman, LM; Hummel, TR; et al. Neuro-Oncology. 2022; 24:1598-1608.

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