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Marino Leon

Marino Leon, MD, FCAP, FASCP

CLINICAL PROFESSOR

Department: MD-PATHOLOGY-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 627-9240
Business Email: marino.leon@ufl.edu

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About Marino Leon

Specialty: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Subspecialty: Cytopathology

Additional Positions:
Director of Cytopathology Fellowship
2017 – Current ·
Director of Cytopathology
2016 – 2024 ·

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDT7530 – Elect Top/Pathology

    College of Medicine

  2. DEN6350 – General Pathology

    College of Dentistry

Board Certifications

  • Cytopathology
    American Board of Pathology
  • Pathology – Anatomical and Clinical
    American Board of Pathology

Clinical Profile

Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (superficial lesions), fine needle aspiration, Cytopathology, Head and Neck Pathology, including Thyroid and Parathyroid Pathology.

Subspecialties

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cytopathology

Areas of Interest

  • Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Thyroid Nodule

Research Profile

Clinical and translational research on Head and Neck tumors including thyroid tumors and HPV-related squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

Areas of Interest

  • Cancer
  • Cytology
  • Oral cancer
  • Translational HPV Research

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. OR-DRPD-ROF2019: Rapid Detection of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Development of a Modular Point of Care Testing Solution with Low-Cost Disposable Testing Strips

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UF RESEARCH

Education

  1. Fellowship – Hematopathology

    Allegheny General Hospital

  2. Fellowship – Cytopathology

    Hahnemann University Hospital

  3. Residency – Pathology – Anatomic and Clinical

    Hahnemann University Hospital

  4. Fellowship – Pathology

    Hahnemann University Hospital

  5. Residency – Pathology – Anatomic and Clinical

    Cook County Hospital

  6. Medical Degree

    Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 627-9240
Emails:
Business:
marino.leon@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100275
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610