Dr. Rene Leon, MD


Physician
Allergy

Texas Regional Asthma & Allergy Center
900 E Southlake Boulevard
Ste 300
Southlake, Texas 76092
For an appointment, call (817) 421-0770
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About Dr. Rene Leon, MD

Education
  • Undergraduate
    • University of Miami - Miami, Florida
      BS, 1985
  • Graduate
    • Medical School: Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, Mexico - M.D. 1989
      Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 1989-1990
    • Internship: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
      Internal Medicine, 1989-1990
    • Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
      Internal Medicine, 1991-1993
    • Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
      Allergy and Immunology, 1993-1995
Board Certification
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 8/94
  • Diplomate, American Board of Allergy & Immunology, 10/95
  • Recertified, American Board of Allergy & Immunology, December 2005
  • Maintenance of Certification Participant - American Board of Allergy and Immunology; 2010, 2011
Research
  • Emergency Room Management of Asthma: Compliance with NHLBI Guideline
    Abstract presented at American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, 3/94
  • Methotexate in Moderate Asthmatic Adults
    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas
Practice History
  • Pulmonary & Allergy Associates of the Metroplex
    1995 - Feb. 2000
    3600 William D. Tate Avenue, Suite 100
    Grapevine, TX 76051
  • Practice name change: Texas Regional Asthma & Allergy Center
    Feb. 2000 - present
Professional Societies and Organizations
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
  • American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
  • American Professional Practice Association
  • Tarrant County Medical Society
  • Texas Allergy & Immunology Society
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Texas Monthly Magazine, Super Doctors 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Clinical Appointments
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Allergy & Immunology
    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
  • AD HOC Committee for the North Texas Chapter of Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America
Awards
  • Recipient of the 1994 Foundation for Fellows in Asthma Research Grant for:
    The study of Methotrexate in Moderate Asthmatic Adults
  • Board of Directors Texas Allergy and Immunology Society - 1998-2000
  • Outstanding Teacher Award in Allergy & Immunology - May 31, 2001
    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • Super Doctors 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Texas Monthly Magazine
Meeting/Seminar Committees
  • Meeting Director - First and Second Allergy and Asthma Update for the Texas Allergy and Immunology Society
    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas 1997/1998
  • Section Chairman - The TAIS/TMA, Dallas, Texas 1999
Examinations
  • F.M.G.E.M.S. - Part I, July 1987
  • F.M.G.E.M.S. - Part II, January 1989
  • FLEX - Part I & II, June 1990
Second Language
  • Spanish

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