Steven Leichter, MD, an Endocrinologist with Piedmont Physicians Endocrinology Columbus
Get to know Endocrinologist Dr. Steven Leichter, who serves patients in Columbus, Georgia.
Dr. Leichter is a nationally recognized, board certified endocrinologist with over five decades of experience. He is in practice with Piedmont Physicians Endocrinology Columbus in Georgia.
With a special interest in treating metabolic diseases and osteoporosis, his other specialty areas include hormonal evaluations of orthostatic hypotension and tachycardia, metabolic evaluation of kidney stones, and diagnostic challenges.
Educated in the United States, Dr. Leichter graduated with his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Columbia University in 1966. He then went on to earn his Medical Degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1970.
Furthering his training, he interned in internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital in 1970 and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in endocrinology at Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium from 1972 to 1975.
Board certified in internal medicine & endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Since 2014, Dr. Leichter has been serving as a Professor of Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine.
With distinguished fellowship status, he is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Moreover, he is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association.
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Endocrinologists have the training to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore the normal balance of hormones in the body. The common diseases and disorders of the endocrine system that endocrinologists deal with include diabetes mellitus, as well as adrenal, pituitary, and thyroid disorders, among others.
Continuing to carry out clinical research, Dr. Leichter has published over 100 papers and counting.
Among his accomplishments are the origination and development of the National Diabetes Patient Education Recognition Program of the American Diabetes Association (the program that certifies the quality of institutional diabetes patient education programs); the organization and leadership of the international conference, which drafted the worldwide plan for diabetes of the World Health Organization; and the editorship for 11 years of the only section of a diabetes journal or the American Diabetes Association, Clinical Diabetes, devoted to the business and organization of diabetes care. He has organized three clinical diabetes/endocrine centers, including the largest such center currently in the Piedmont Healthcare organization.
Happily married, Dr. Leichter has five children,and six grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf, traveling, and dining out.
His favorite place to vacation is The Grand Del Mar in Del Mar, California, and his favorite professional publications include The New England Journal of Medicine, Diabetes Care, and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Learn More about Dr. Steven Leichter:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2222530-Steven-Leichter-Endocrinology-Diabetes or through Piedmont Healthcare, https://www.care.piedmont.org/provider/Steven+Bruce+Leichter/387519
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