Dr. Leonardo is board-certified in neurosurgery and fellowship-trained in intraventricular and skull base neuroendoscopy. She specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system including hydrocephalus, intraventricular tumors, pituitary and skull base tumors, brain tumors, trauma, infections of the brain and spine, stroke, and other diseases of the spine. She has particular interest in minimally invasive endoscopic brain and pituitary surgical techniques as well as the surgical management of adult hydrocephalus.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
disc surgery
ventriculocisternostomy
multilevel cervical arthroplasty
navigation spine surgery
intracranial mass
pituitary tumor
craniotomy
primary brain tumor
spine surgery
spine instrumentation
endoscopic neurosurgery
neuroendoscopy
brain neoplasms
artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical spine
pituitary surgery
neuroendocrine tumors
benign neoplasm of brain
myelopathy surgery
intracranial abscess
spinal abscess surgery
brain surgery
cervical spine surgery
posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion
epidural hematoma
back surgery
Credentials
Education
Drexel University College of Medicine
Internship
AGH-WPH Medical Education Consortium Internships, Residencies, Fellowships
Residency
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Fellowship
St. Radboud University Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery
Publications
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