Overview
Leonidas Platanias is an Oncologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Platanias has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Breast Cancer, Leukemia, and Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 211 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Medulloblastoma.
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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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Platanias isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Advanced
- Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaDr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
- Breast CancerDr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)Dr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML).
- GlioblastomaDr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- LeukemiaDr. Platanias isAdvanced. Learn about Leukemia.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- AstrocytomaDr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- B-Cell LymphomaDr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about B-Cell Lymphoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Platanias isExperienced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.