Denise Leung, MD

Specialties:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry

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Overview

Dr. Leung is a board-certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Leung specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents, adults and their families using psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological techniques. She has a particular expertise in the evaluation and treatment of children and families who are affected by chronic medical and psychiatric conditions. Her other areas of interest and expertise include: mood and anxiety disorders, transitions between life stages, and childhood and adult ADHD. She believes in a collaborative approach with patients and their families to achieve their treatment goals.
Dr. Leung joined the Columbia University faculty in 2007 and currently serves as the Program Medical Director for the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Outpatient Child and Adolescent Pediatric Psychiatry Service (Community Services) at Columbia University Medical Center. In this capacity, she evaluates and treats children and adolescents with a particular expertise in ADHD, and mood and anxiety disorders. She also formerly served as the Program Medical Director at New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Special Needs Clinic, which specializes in the treatment of individuals and families who are experiencing symptoms from both medical and psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Leung earned her medical degree from the McMaster University School of Medicine (Hamilton, Canada). She completed her general psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD) and her Child and Adolescent fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities. During her second year of child psychiatry training, she was selected to be the Chief Fellow for the Consultation Liaison Service at CUMC. She also completed her Public Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia University.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

ADHD In Children, Adolescents and College Students
Adjustment Disorder
Adolescent Depression
Adult ADHD
Adult Psychiatry
Adult Psychopharmacology
Anxiety Disorders
Attention Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Depression
Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Depression Related to Physical Illness
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Insomnia
Medical Illness Psychotherapy
Mental Health
Mood Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Disorder
Psychiatric Aspects of Physical Illness
Psychiatric Consultation and Evaluation
Psychopharmacology of Anxiety and Depression
Psychosis
Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology
Social Anxiety Disorder
Tourette's Disorder
Tourette's Syndrome

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC

Administrative Titles

Program Medical Director, MSCH Community and Acute Outpatient Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Medical Director of Quality, Department of Psychiatry, NYPH-CUIMC

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Gender

Female

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ColumbiaDoctors - 3 Columbus Circle
3 Columbus Circle
Suite 1425
New York, NY 10019

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CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
3959 Broadway
Unit Chony 6 North
New York, NY 10032





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Insurance Accepted

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Beacon Health - Behavioral Health

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Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
McMaster University, Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia
Fellowship: Columbia University

Board Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatry

Research

Selected Publications

Grados MA, Leung D, Ahmed K, Aneja A. 2005. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder: a common diagnostic dilemma. Primary Psychiatry, 2(3): 40-46
Leung D. 2013. Book Forum: Professionalism in Psychiatry. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(12): 880-881