For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).
Jeffrey R Leonard, MD
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

4Th Floor Suite E
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.4630
Education
Internship: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna Medicare HMO |
Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS |
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Aetna Medicare PPO |
Aetna POS/PPO/Choice |
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Aetna PPO |
Anthem BCBS Blue Access Choice PPO |
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Anthem BCBS Blue Access PPO |
Anthem BCBS Blue Preferred HMO/POS |
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BCBS of IL HMO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
Best Doctors Inc |
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Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
Cigna PPO |
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Community Care Network PPO |
Coventry Advantra HMO - Medicare |
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Coventry ASO |
Coventry Gold Advantage- Medicare |
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Coventry HMO/POS |
Coventry PPO |
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Essence Standard/Enhanced |
First Health |
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Great-West HMO/POS |
Great-West Open Access |
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Great-West PPO |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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HealthCare USA MC+ |
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
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Healthlink PPO |
HFN Inc. PPO |
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Home State-MC+ |
Humana Gold Choice PFFS - Medicare |
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Humana Gold Plus HMO - Medicare |
Humana POS-Medicare |
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Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare |
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Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
Medicare |
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Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
Mercy Health Plan PPO |
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MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
MultiPlan PPO |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO |
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Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
United HC MCARE Complete Choice PPO |
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United HC MCARE Complete HMO |
United HC MCARE CompleteEssen. HMO |
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United HC MCARE Dual Complete |
United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
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United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
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USA Managed Care Org |
Verify insurance with office |
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Worker's Compensation |
Patients with Chiari malformation Type I presenting with acute neurological deficits: case series.Yarbrough CK, Powers AK, Park TS, Leonard JR, Limbrick DD, Smyth MD.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Mar;7(3):244-7.
- PMID:
- 21361761
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsGlioblastoma in children: a single-institution experience.Perkins SM, Rubin JB, Leonard JR, Smyth MD, El Naqa I, Michalski JM, Simpson JR, Limbrick DL, Park TS, Mansur DB.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Jul 15;80(4):1117-21. Epub 2011 Jan 8.
- PMID:
- 21220190
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsFactors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt trauma.Leonard JC, Kuppermann N, Olsen C, Babcock-Cimpello L, Brown K, Mahajan P, Adelgais KM, Anders J, Borgialli D, Donoghue A, Hoyle JD Jr, Kim E, Leonard JR, Lillis KA, Nigrovic LE, Powell EC, Rebella G, Reeves SD, Rogers AJ, Stankovic C, Teshome G, Jaffe DM; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug;58(2):145-55. Epub 2010 Oct 29.
- PMID:
- 21035905
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsImplementation and preliminary clinical experience with the use of ceiling mounted mobile high field intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging between two operating rooms.Chicoine MR, Lim CC, Evans JA, Singla A, Zipfel GJ, Rich KM, Dowling JL, Leonard JR, Smyth MD, Santiago P, Leuthardt EC, Limbrick DD, Dacey RG.Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2011;109:97-102.
- PMID:
- 20960327
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsPostoperative imaging surveillance in pediatric pilocytic astrocytomas.Dorward IG, Luo J, Perry A, Gutmann DH, Mansur DB, Rubin JB, Leonard JR.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Oct;6(4):346-52.
- PMID:
- 20887107
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsRadiation therapy for pilocytic astrocytomas of childhood.Mansur DB, Rubin JB, Kidd EA, King AA, Hollander AS, Smyth MD, Limbrick DD, Park TS, Leonard JR.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Mar 1;79(3):829-34. Epub 2010 Apr 24.
- PMID:
- 20421157
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsRosette-forming glioneuronal tumors of the posterior fossa.Shah MN, Leonard JR, Perry A.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Jan;5(1):98-103.
- PMID:
- 20043744
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citations19F- and fluorescently labeled micelles as nanoscopic assemblies for chemotherapeutic delivery.Du W, Xu Z, Nyström AM, Zhang K, Leonard JR, Wooley KL.Bioconjug Chem. 2008 Dec;19(12):2492-8.
- PMID:
- 19049473
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsUse of thalidomide to diminish growth velocity in a life-threatening congenital intracranial hemangioma.Frei-Jones M, McKinstry RC, Perry A, Leonard JR, Park TS, Rubin JB.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Aug;2(2):125-9.
- PMID:
- 18671617
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsPhysician agreement with evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury in children.Dean NP, Boslaugh S, Adelson PD, Pineda JA, Leonard JR.J Neurosurg. 2007 Nov;107(5 Suppl):387-91.
- PMID:
- 18459901
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsPseudotumor cerebri following tapered corticosteroid treatment in an 8-month-old infant.Ray WZ, Lee A, Blackburn SL, Lueder GT, Leonard JR.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jan;1(1):88-90.
- PMID:
- 18352810
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsLong-term outcome in children treated for craniopharyngioma with and without radiotherapy.Lin LL, El Naqa I, Leonard JR, Park TS, Hollander AS, Michalski JM, Mansur DB.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Feb;1(2):126-30.
- PMID:
- 18352781
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsCumulative diagnostic radiation exposure in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts: a review.Smyth MD, Narayan P, Tubbs RS, Leonard JR, Park TS, Loukas M, Grabb PA.Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Apr;24(4):493-7. Epub 2008 Jan 8. Review.
- PMID:
- 18180935
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsDistinct genetic signatures among pilocytic astrocytomas relate to their brain region origin.Sharma MK, Mansur DB, Reifenberger G, Perry A, Leonard JR, Aldape KD, Albin MG, Emnett RJ, Loeser S, Watson MA, Nagarajan R, Gutmann DH.Cancer Res. 2007 Feb 1;67(3):890-900.
- PMID:
- 17283119
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsPediatric neurosurgical injuries associated with all-terrain vehicle accidents: a 10-year experience at St. Louis Children's Hospital.Mangano FT, Menendez JA, Smyth MD, Leonard JR, Narayan P, Park TS.J Neurosurg. 2006 Jul;105(1 Suppl):2-5.
- PMID:
- 16871862
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsSimultaneous image-guided and endoscopic navigation without rigid cranial fixation: application in infants: technical case report.Mangano FT, Limbrick DD Jr, Leonard JR, Park TS, Smyth MD.Neurosurgery. 2006 Apr;58(4 Suppl 2):ONS-E377; discussion ONS-E377.
- PMID:
- 16575292
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsPediatric atlantoaxial fixation with bilateral, crossing C-2 translaminar screws. Technical note.Leonard JR, Wright NM.J Neurosurg. 2006 Jan;104(1 Suppl):59-63.
- PMID:
- 16509484
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEarly programmable valve malfunctions in pediatric hydrocephalus.Mangano FT, Menendez JA, Habrock T, Narayan P, Leonard JR, Park TS, Smyth MD.J Neurosurg. 2005 Dec;103(6 Suppl):501-7.
- PMID:
- 16383248
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsUse of rapid-sequence magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of hydrocephalus in children.Ashley WW Jr, McKinstry RC, Leonard JR, Smyth MD, Lee BC, Park TS.J Neurosurg. 2005 Aug;103(2 Suppl):124-30.
- PMID:
- 16370277
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsMixed glioneuronal tumors of the spinal cord in two children.Syed S, Rajaram V, Leonard JR, Perry A, Raghavan R.Acta Neuropathol. 2006 Jan;111(1):53-5. Epub 2005 Nov 23. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 16328529
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]












