Overview
Alejandro Leon is an Ophthalmologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Leon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). His top areas of expertise are Amblyopia, Coloboma of Iris, Strabismus, and Lenz Microphthalmia Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- EPO
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Leon has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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
- Advanced
- AmblyopiaDr. Leon isAdvanced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- Experienced
- AstigmatismDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- ColobomaDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma.
- Coloboma of IrisDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma of Iris.
- Coloboma of Optic NerveDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma of Optic Nerve.
- Coloboma of Optic PapillaDr. Leon isExperienced. Learn about Coloboma of Optic Papilla.