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Physician: Leah Lande, M.D.

Dr. Leah Lande

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/The Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

520 East 70th Street
Starr Building, Suite 505
New York, NY 10021
phone: 212-746-2250
fax: 212-746-8808

Education:
M.D.  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
B.A.  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Post-doctoral Training:
Internship: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
 Cornell Campus, NY

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
 Cornell Campus and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
 New York, NY

Fellowship: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
 Weill Medical College of Cornell University/NewYork-
 PresbyterianHospital, New York, NY

Academic Positions:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and
 Critical Care Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell
 University

Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College
 of Cornell University

Assistant Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
 Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Hospital Appointments:
Assistant Attending Physician, New York-Presbyterian
  Hospital/Weill Cornell Campus, New York, NY

Board Certification:
Internal Medicine (2000)

Pulmonary Medicine (2003)

Critical Care Medicine (2004)

Honors and Awards:
Senior List, Elected at Weill Medical College of Cornell
 University to faculty members who have made a commitment
 to and demonstrated excellence in teaching (2005)

Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College
 of Cornell University/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New
 York, NY (2003-2004)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University Class of 1952
 Resident Physician Prize for Excellence and Dedication to the
 Instruction of Medical Students (2003)

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Elected at Weill
 Medical College of Cornell University(2003)

Scholar, Program for Excellence in Gene Therapy(2001-2002)

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College
 Department of Medicine C. Richard Bowman Memorial Award,
 presented annually to the medical house officer who best
 exemplifies the spirit of Dick Bowman-human warmth,
 scientific endeavor, and dedication to medicine (2000)

Scientific Publications:
  • Stefan Worgall, Katherine Martushova, Annette Busch, Leah Lande, Ronald G. Crystal. Apoptosis Induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Antigen Presenting Cells is Diminished by Genetic Modification with CD40 Ligand. Pediatr Res 2002 Nov; 52(5):636-44.
  • L. Lande, S. Worgall, R.G. Crystal. Protection against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pulmonary Infection after Immmuniation with Adp65RHD-Modified, Antigen-Pulsed Dendritic Cells. American Thoracic Society International Conference abstract and oral presentation, May 2002.
  • L. Lande, S. Worgall, K. Martushova, D. Lei, R.G. Crystal. P.aeruginosa-derived LPS Acts as an Effective Antigen when Used to Prime CD40Ligand-modified Dendritic Cels, Conferring Protective Immunity in a Mouse Model of Lethal Intrapulmonary Pseudomonas Infection. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation North American Conference abstract and oral presentation, October 2001.
  • L. Lande, S.Worgall, K.Martushova, R.G.Crystal. Immunization with Dendritic Cells Genetically Modified to Express CD40Ligand and Pulsed with P.aeruginosa Strains Colonizing a Cystic Fibrosis Patient at an Early Time Point in the Disease Partially Protects Against Pseudomonas Strains from a Later Time Point in the disease in a Murine Model of Lethal Pulmonary Infection. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation North American Conference abstract, October 2001.
  • L. Lande, S.Worgall, T.Kikuchi, R.G.Crystal. Protection Against Pulmonary Infection with Burkholderia cepacia after Immunization with CD40 ligand-Modified, Antigen-Pulsed Dendritic Cells. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation North American Conference abstract, October 2002.
  • L. Lande, R.G. Crystal. Simultaneous immunization with antigen and CD40 ligand elicits protective immunity against lethal intrapulmonary Pseudomonas infection independent of CD4+ T cells. American Thoracic Society International Conference abstract and poster discussion, May 2003.