Department of Neurosurgery

Kara L. Leonard, MD, is a radiation oncologist at Rhode Island Hospital and an assistant professor of radiation oncology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Leonard received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Columbia University in New York, her master of science from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and her medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center, followed by a residency in radiation oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She specializes in treating breast, gastrointestinal, and head and neck cancers. She is a member of several national honor societies, including Alpha Omega Alpha and Psi Chi.

Degrees

2008
Doctor of Medicine, Magna Cum Laude
Albany Medical College, NY
 

2003
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology
Villanova University, PA

2000
Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience
Columbia University, NY

Residencies
 

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology Tufts Medical Center,
Boston, MA

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2013
Radiation Oncology
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
Preliminary Internal Medicine Albany Medical Center,
Albany, NY

Clinical Interests

breast, gastrointestinal, and head and neck cancers

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