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Elisabeth Heal Leong, DO, MSCR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Associate Professor
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Elisabeth Leong, DO, MSCR was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective December 1, 2024. Dr. Leong has been a faculty member in Pediatric Cardiology since 2014. Dr. Heal received a BS in Pre-Health, Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in 2005 and a MS in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology from UF in 2006. She earned her DO from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO in 2010. Dr. Heal completed her pediatric residency in 2013 at St. Christopher\u2019s Hospital for Children at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. A fellowship in pediatric cardiology was completed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 2016 and a fellowship in interventional radiology was completed at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2017. Dr. Heal subsequently served as a staff physician at Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital in Tallahassee with appointments at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and at Signify Health before joining us at UNC. Congratulations!<\/strong>
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