Doris G. Leung
Experienced in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2

Dr. Doris G. Leung

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kennedy Krieger Institute
1741 Ashland Avenue, Room 847, Room 847, 
Baltimore, MD 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial

Experienced in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kennedy Krieger Institute
1741 Ashland Avenue, Room 847, Room 847, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Dr. Leung obtained her undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard University. While attending medical school at Duke University, she completed a year-long research fellowship studying genetic markers of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the National Institute on Aging as part of the NIH Clinical Research Training Program. She completed her neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the graduate training program in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Leung joined the Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as a translational research fellow in 2010 and was appointed to the faculty in 2014. Her clinic specializes in electromyography and the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary muscle diseases. Dr. Leung’s research focuses on the development of imaging biomarkers and outcome measures for muscle diseases. She is the principal investigator for a longitudinal cohort study of whole-body MRI in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Dr. Leung is also a site principal investigator for the Ionis-DMPKRx trial, a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of a novel RNA-based therapy for myotonic muscular dystrophy.

Dr. Leung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Dysferlinopathy, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, PhD, 2020
Residency
Stanford University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2009
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in CA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Neurology, 2014
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2014
Stanford University School of Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2010
Hospital Affiliations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Kennedy Krieger Institute
1741 Ashland Avenue, Room 847, Room 847, Baltimore, MD 21205
Call: 443-923-9525

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.


6 Clinical Trials

Motor Outcomes to Validate Evaluations in FSHD (MOVE FSHD)
Motor Outcomes to Validate Evaluations in FSHD (MOVE FSHD)
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: April 24, 2025
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Biomarkers for Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Biomarkers for Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 09, 2025
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pitolisant on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Other Non-Muscular Symptoms in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Followed by an Open-Label Extension
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pitolisant on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Other Non-Muscular Symptoms in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Followed by an Open-Label Extension
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 25, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pitolisant
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dose Study With an Open-Label Extension to Determine the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Oral Ifetroban in Subjects With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dose Study With an Open-Label Extension to Determine the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Oral Ifetroban in Subjects With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Ifetroban
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Trial of Pamrevlumab (FG-3019) or Placebo in Combination With Systemic Corticosteroids in Ambulatory Subjects With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Trial of Pamrevlumab (FG-3019) or Placebo in Combination With Systemic Corticosteroids in Ambulatory Subjects With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 26, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pamrevlumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Pamrevlumab (FG-3019) or Placebo in Combination With Systemic Corticosteroids in Subjects With Non-ambulatory Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Pamrevlumab (FG-3019) or Placebo in Combination With Systemic Corticosteroids in Subjects With Non-ambulatory Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pamrevlumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
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47 Total Publications

High Burden of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cardiac Conduction Disease in Pediatric Patients with Pathogenic Desmin (DES) Variants.
High Burden of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cardiac Conduction Disease in Pediatric Patients with Pathogenic Desmin (DES) Variants.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 19, 2025
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  • Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A
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