Interventional Radiologist Laura Leonards, M.D., has joined
North Oaks Imaging Associates.
Leonards comes to North Oaks after completing a fellowship in Vascular
and Interventional Radiology through MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
She earned her medical degree at Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Center in New Orleans, where she also completed an internship in Internal
Medicine. She then went on to complete a residency in Diagnostic Radiology
through the University of California at Los Angeles, where she served
as chief resident.
Professionally, she belongs to the Radiological Society of America and
the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Interventional radiologists use minimally invasive image-guided procedures
to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system. In addition
to aiding in diagnosis, these specialists can identify and correct vascular
diseases. They also can deliver cancer treatments directly to tumors.
North Oaks Imaging Associates is a radiology group based at
North Oaks Medical Center, which is a
Level II Trauma Center and
Primary Stroke Center located at 15790 Paul Vega, M.D., Drive.
Other providers belonging to North Oaks Imaging Associates include:
Drs. Douglas M. Casey,
Sean M. Gipson,
Edward R. Hernandez,
Zachary J. Liner,
John P. Miller,
Robert E. Smith and
Brett R. Travis; and Physician Assistant
Julie Edmiston.