Nicholas Leon, PharmD

Contact Dr. Leon

130 South 9th Street
Suite 1540L
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-6396
(215) 503-9052 fax

Education
PharmD, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy), Philadelphia, PA

Residency
PGY1: General Pharmacy Practice Residency, New Mexico Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, 2007-2008

PGY2: Ambulatory Care Practice Residency, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, 2008-2009

University Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 2009/p>

Certifications
Registered Pharmacist in PA and MD

Research/Clinical Interests
Clinical interests include ambulatory care, primary and secondary disease state prevention, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, dyslipidemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, tobacco cessation and public health. Research interests include educational type research pertaining to instructional design, innovative educational techniques and the development and assessment of clinical thinking skills. Clinical research interests include implementation, evaluation of outcomes pertaining to collaborative practice implementation and international public health care issues

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. The pharmacists' role in the patient-centered medical home (PCMH)
2. The Expanding Class of Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection
3. Collaborative drug therapy management for initiating and adjusting insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus