Rachel Leon, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Director, Neurologic Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NeuroNICU) Program

Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal

Education & Training

Fellowship - Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children (2016-2019), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
Medical School - West Virginia University School of Medicine (2005-2013)
Residency - Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children (2013-2016), Pediatrics
Other Post Graduate Training - West Virginia University School of Medicine (2005-2013)
Graduate School - West Virginia University School of Medicine (2005-2013)

Books & Publications

Publications
- Postnatal Cerebral Hemodynamics and Placental Vascular Malperfusion Lesions in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease.
  Leon RL, Bitar L, Sharma K, Mir IN, Chalak LF, Pediatric neurology 2024 Apr 156 72-78
- Interdependence of placenta and fetal cardiac development.
  Leon RL, Bitar L, Rajagopalan V, Spong CY, Prenatal diagnosis 2024 Apr
- Placental pathology associated with lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) in preterm infants.
  Sisman J, Leon RL, Payton BW, Brown LS, Mir IN, Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2023 May 43 5 568-572
- Practice variations for fetal and neonatal congenital heart disease within the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium.
  Leon RL, Levy PT, Hu J, Yallpragada SG, Hamrick SEG, Ball MK, Pediatric research 2022 Sep
- Placental clearance not synthesis tempers exaggerated pro-inflammatory cytokine response in neonates exposed to chorioamnionitis.
  Mir IN, Uddin N, Liao J, Brown LS, Leon R, Chalak LF, Savani RC, Rosenfeld CR, Pediatric research 2022 Jun
- Wavelet-based neurovascular coupling can predict brain abnormalities in neonatal encephalopathy.
  Das Y, Leon RL, Liu H, Kota S, Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang R, Chalak LF, NeuroImage. Clinical 2021 Oct 32 102856
- Intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging analysis for diagnosis of placenta accrete spectrum disorders: A pilot feasibility study.
  León RL, Brown BP, Persohn SA, Norris CD, Steinhardt NP, Lin C, Territo PR, Magnetic resonance imaging 2021 Jul 80 26-32
- Part III. Neuronal biochemical effects of acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental outcomes: Friend or foe?
  Angelis D, León RL, Chalak L, Early human development 2021 Jun 105408
- Neuroplacentology in congenital heart disease: placental connections to neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  Leon RL, Mir IN, Herrera CL, Sharma K, Spong CY, Twickler DM, Chalak LF, Pediatric research 2021 Apr
- Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring in High-Risk Fetal and Neonatal Populations.
  Leon RL, Ortigoza EB, Ali N, Angelis D, Wolovits JS, Chalak LF, Frontiers in pediatrics 2021 9 748345
- Placental origins of neonatal diseases: toward a precision medicine approach.
  Mir IN, Leon R, Chalak LF, Pediatric research 2020 Dec
- Therapeutic Hypothermia in Transport Permits Earlier Treatment Regardless of Transfer Distance.
  Leon RL, Krause KE, Sides RS, Koch MB, Trautman MS, Mietzsch U, American journal of perinatology 2020 Oct
- A retrospective segmentation analysis of placental volume by magnetic resonance imaging from first trimester to term gestation.
  León RL, Li KT, Brown BP, Pediatric radiology 2018 12 48 13 1936-1944
- Cyanosis and Stroke due to Functional Cor Triatriatum Dexter in a Neonate.
  León RL, Zaban NB, Schamberger MS, Ho CY, Mietzsch U, Neonatology 2018 113 3 231-234
- Bryostatin improves survival and reduces ischemic brain injury in aged rats after acute ischemic stroke.
  Tan Z, Turner RC, Leon RL, Li X, Hongpaisan J, Zheng W, Logsdon AF, Naser ZJ, Alkon DL, Rosen CL, Huber JD, Stroke 2013 Dec 44 12 3490-7
- Worsened outcome from middle cerebral artery occlusion in aged rats receiving 17?-estradiol.
  Leon RL, Li X, Huber JD, Rosen CL, Endocrinology 2012 Jul 153 7 3386-93
- Potential age-dependent effects of estrogen on neural injury.
  Leon RL, Huber JD, Rosen CL, The American journal of pathology 2011 Jun 178 6 2450-60
- Pathophysiology of the vascular wall and its relevance for cerebrovascular disorders in aged rodents.
  Popa-Wagner A, Pirici D, Petcu EB, Mogoanta L, Buga AM, Rosen CL, Leon R, Huber J, Current neurovascular research 2010 Aug 7 3 251-67