Leslie A. Spikes
Experienced in COVID-19

Dr. Leslie A. Spikes

Pulmonary Medicine
The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas University Physicians Inc
3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
Kansas City, KS 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in COVID-19
The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas University Physicians Inc
3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
Kansas City, KS 
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Overview

Leslie Spikes is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Spikes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Lung Metastases, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Endoscopy. Dr. Spikes is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles and participating in 17 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of COVID-19.

Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in KS
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Kansas Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Home State Health
  • EPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Sunflower Health Plan
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

KANSAS UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INC
3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160
Other Locations
KANSAS UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INC
4000 Cambridge St, Suite G600, Kansas City, KS 66160

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

17 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sotatercept Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Combined Postcapillary and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (Cpc-PH) Due to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
A Phase 2, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sotatercept Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Combined Postcapillary and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (Cpc-PH) Due to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2b, Open-label, Single Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of RT234 on Exercise Parameters Assessed by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
A Phase 2b, Open-label, Single Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of RT234 on Exercise Parameters Assessed by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Combination product
Study Drug: RT234
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Sotatercept When Added to Maximum Tolerated Background Therapy in Participants With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class (FC) III or FC IV at High Risk Mortality
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Sotatercept When Added to Maximum Tolerated Background Therapy in Participants With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class (FC) III or FC IV at High Risk Mortality
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 3
COVID-19 Biorepository
COVID-19 Biorepository
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 01, 2025
An Open-label Long-term Follow-up Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sotatercept When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy for the Treatment of PAH (MK-7962-004)
An Open-label Long-term Follow-up Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sotatercept When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy for the Treatment of PAH (MK-7962-004)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Extended Access Program to Assess Long-term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
An Extended Access Program to Assess Long-term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2, Dose-Ranging, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of Rodatristat Ethyl in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A Phase 2, Dose-Ranging, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of Rodatristat Ethyl in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Rodatristat Ethyl
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate Sotatercept When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Intermediate- and High-risk PAH Patients
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate Sotatercept When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Intermediate- and High-risk PAH Patients
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Open-label, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Treprostinil Inhalation Powder (TreT) in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Currently Using Tyvaso
An Open-label, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Treprostinil Inhalation Powder (TreT) in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Currently Using Tyvaso
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 01, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Treprostinil Inhalation Powder
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Sotatercept Versus Placebo When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy for the Treatment of PAH
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Sotatercept Versus Placebo When Added to Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapy for the Treatment of PAH
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 19, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 3
IMPAHCT: A Phase 2b/3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 24-Week Dose Ranging and Confirmatory Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AV-101 in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
IMPAHCT: A Phase 2b/3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 24-Week Dose Ranging and Confirmatory Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AV-101 in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 23, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: AV-101
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Sotatercept (ACE-011) Versus Placebo When Added to Standard of Care for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Sotatercept (ACE-011) Versus Placebo When Added to Standard of Care for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 19, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drug: Sotatercept
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Once Weekly Subcutaneous (SC) Injections of a Sustained-Release Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Analogue, Pemziviptadil (PB1046), in Adult Subjects With Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Once Weekly Subcutaneous (SC) Injections of a Sustained-Release Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Analogue, Pemziviptadil (PB1046), in Adult Subjects With Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 23, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pemziviptadil
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Parenchymal Lung Disease
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Parenchymal Lung Disease
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 27, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Long-Term, Open Label Extension Study of Pemziviptadil (PB1046) Subcutaneous Injections in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Subjects Following Completion of Study PB1046-PT-CL-0004
A Long-Term, Open Label Extension Study of Pemziviptadil (PB1046) Subcutaneous Injections in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Subjects Following Completion of Study PB1046-PT-CL-0004
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 22, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pemziviptadil
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Once Weekly Subcutaneous Injections of Pemziviptadil (PB1046), a Sustained-Release VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) ANalogue, in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at HiGh Risk for Rapid Clinical Deterioration and ARDS (PB1046 VANGARD Study)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Once Weekly Subcutaneous Injections of Pemziviptadil (PB1046), a Sustained-Release VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) ANalogue, in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at HiGh Risk for Rapid Clinical Deterioration and ARDS (PB1046 VANGARD Study)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 11, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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11 Total Publications

BREEZE Optional Extension Phase: Long-term safety and efficacy of treprostinil dry powder inhaler (Tyvaso DPI) in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
BREEZE Optional Extension Phase: Long-term safety and efficacy of treprostinil dry powder inhaler (Tyvaso DPI) in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Journal: Respiratory medicine
Published: June 18, 2025
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