John P. Leonard, MD
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
John P. Leonard, M.D. is the Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and
Medical Oncology and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. He also
serves as clinical director of the New York – Cornell Center for Lymphoma and Myeloma,
attending physician at the New York – Weill Cornell Center of New York Presbyterian
Hospital, and is Associate Director for Clinical Research of the Weill Cornell Cancer Center.
Dr. Leonard is an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation. An
expert in hematology and oncology, his research has been published in numerous medical
journals, and he has served as a member of the editorial boards of Blood and the Journal of
Clinical Oncology, leading international journals in these fields. Dr. Leonard has also been
elected to membership on the Hematology Subspecialty Board of the American Board of
Internal Medicine. He is the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma working group leader for the
Lymphoma Committee of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), a multicenter
cooperative group of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Leonard’s primary research interest
is in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of lymphoma and
related hematologic malignancies, and he has lectured at major international meetings on
these topics. Much of his work has involved the development of radiolabeled and unlabeled
monoclonal antibodies as therapy for lymphoma, vaccine and other immune-based
treatments, and other novel therapeutic approaches. His work has been supported by peer-
reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute and National
Center for Research Resources), the Lymphoma Research Foundation, the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, the Lymphoma Foundation, and the V Foundation. Dr. Leonard
performed his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University and received his medical
degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, VA. He completed
his residency in medicine at the New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center and Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. He completed a fellowship in hematology
and oncology at Cornell, and served as the chief medical resident at the New York Hospital -
Cornell Medical Center.
Medical Oncology and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. He also
serves as clinical director of the New York – Cornell Center for Lymphoma and Myeloma,
attending physician at the New York – Weill Cornell Center of New York Presbyterian
Hospital, and is Associate Director for Clinical Research of the Weill Cornell Cancer Center.
Dr. Leonard is an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation. An
expert in hematology and oncology, his research has been published in numerous medical
journals, and he has served as a member of the editorial boards of Blood and the Journal of
Clinical Oncology, leading international journals in these fields. Dr. Leonard has also been
elected to membership on the Hematology Subspecialty Board of the American Board of
Internal Medicine. He is the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma working group leader for the
Lymphoma Committee of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), a multicenter
cooperative group of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Leonard’s primary research interest
is in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of lymphoma and
related hematologic malignancies, and he has lectured at major international meetings on
these topics. Much of his work has involved the development of radiolabeled and unlabeled
monoclonal antibodies as therapy for lymphoma, vaccine and other immune-based
treatments, and other novel therapeutic approaches. His work has been supported by peer-
reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute and National
Center for Research Resources), the Lymphoma Research Foundation, the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, the Lymphoma Foundation, and the V Foundation. Dr. Leonard
performed his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University and received his medical
degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, VA. He completed
his residency in medicine at the New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center and Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. He completed a fellowship in hematology
and oncology at Cornell, and served as the chief medical resident at the New York Hospital -
Cornell Medical Center.
