Patrick Leavey, MD

Associate Professor
Pediatrics

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

patrick.leavey@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).

Education

ResidencyChildren's Hospital of Denver (1998)
FellowshipUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center (1996)
ResidencySt. Vincents Hospital - Dublin Ireland (1989)
InternshipBeaumont Hospital-Dublin, Ireland (1987)
Medical SchoolRoyal College of Surgeons (1986)

Research Interests

Identification of depression and anxiety in children with cancer.
Study of children with primary cancers of bone with an emphasis on protocol development in patients with osteogenic sarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma.

Publications

Featured
Prognostic Factors for Patients with Ewing sarcoma (EWS) at First Recurrence Following Multi-modality Therapy. A report from the Children´s Oncology Group.

Leavey PJ, Mascarenhas L, Marina N, Chen Z, Krailo M, Miser J, Brown K, Tarbell N, Bernstein ML, Granowetter L, Gebhardt M and Grier HE. , Pediatr Blood and Cancer , 2008; ((in press))

Featured
A 29 KDA Protein Associated with p67-phox Expresses Both Periredoxin and Phospholipase A2 Activity and Enhances Superoxide Anion Production by a Cell-Free System of NADPH Oxidase Activation

Leavey PJ, Gonzalez-Aller C, Thurman G, Kleinberg M, Rinckel L, Ambruso DW, Freeman S, Kuypers FA and Ambruso DR , J Biol Chem , 2002; (277/47):45181-45187

Featured
Variability in Dose Intensity of High-dose Methotrexate for Nonmetastatic Osteosarcoma

Leavey PJ, Mantadakis E and Maale G , Pediatr Hem Oncol , 2002; (19/7):483-489

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Fractionated cyclophosphamide and etoposide for children with advanced or refractory solid tumors: A phase II window study

Mantadakis E, Herra L, Leavey PJ, Bash R, Winick N and Kamen BA , J Clin Oncol , 2000; (18/13):2576-81

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In Vivo Treatment with Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Results in Divergent Effects on Neutrophil Functions Measured In-vitro

Leavey PJ, Sellins KS, Thurman G, Elzi D, Hiester A, Silliman CC, Zerbe G, Cohen JJ and Ambruso DR , Blood , 1998; (92):4366-4374

Ewing sarcoma: prognostic criteria, outcomes and future treatment.

Leavey PJ and Collier AB. , Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. , April 2008; (8/4):617-624

Comparison of dose intensified versus standard chemotherapy for non-metastatic Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT): A Children?s Oncology Group Study Report

23. Granowetter L, Womer R, Devidas M, Krailo M, Wang C, Bernstein M, Neyssa M, Leavey P, Gebhardt M, Healey J, Shamberger RC, Goorin A, Miser J, Meyer J, Arndt C, Sailer S, Marcus KJ, Perlman E, Dickman PS and Grier H. , Journal of Clinical Oncology , 2009; (Published Ahead of Print)

Prognostic Factors for Patients with Ewing sarcoma (EWS) at First Recurrence Following Multi-modality Therapy. A report from the Children´s Oncology Group.

Leavey PJ, Mascarenhas L, Marina N, Chen Z, Krailo M, Miser J, Brown K, Tarbell N, Bernstein ML, Granowetter L, Gebhardt M and Grier HE. , Pediatr Blood and Cancer , 2008; ((in press))

The Prevalence and Use of Anti-depressant Medication (ADM) in Pediatric Cancer Patients.

Portteus A, Ahmad N, Tobey D and Leavey P. , J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol , 2006; (16/4):467-473

KAI-1 expression in pediatric high grade osteosarcoma.

Leavey PJ, Timmons C, Frawley W, Lombardi D and Ashfaq R. , Pediatr Dev Pathol , 2005; (42):93-98

Honors/Awards

Faculty Teaching Award

2008-2009 UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Faculty Teaching Award (2009)

Medical Achievement Award

Little Mo Award - awarded by Wipe out Kids Cancer (2008)

Member, Society for Pediatric Research

Elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (2006)

Achievement Award

’Gift of Giving Back Award’ first such award given by the Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer (2005)

2002 D Magazine

Voted to be included as one of Dallas ’Best Pediatricians’ by physicians, nurses and other medical professionals (2002)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Children’s Oncology Group

Connective Tissue Oncology Society

Dallas County Medical Society and Texas Medical Association