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(PLANO, TEXAS Jan. 6, 2009) – Bradley Leonard, M.D., F.A.C.C., has been named vice president of medical affairs for Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.
Dr. Leonard has dedicated his entire career to practicing cardiology in the Dallas Metroplex area. After graduating from Princeton University, he attended University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and remained at Parkland Memorial Hospital for his internship and residency where he served as the Chief Medical Resident at Parkland. He obtained his fellowship in cardiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Dr. Leonard was formerly director of the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology babs at Baylor Regional Medical Center Plano and currently serves as the chief medical officer at THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano. He is on the Physician Leadership Council for the Baylor Health Care System, and one of his main areas of interest is the pursuit and understanding of quality in health care.
"I look forward to working with Dr. Leonard as our vice president of medical affairs. He has displayed leadership in various roles at Baylor Plano, and we will benefit from his medical experience and expertise as we continue to provide quality health care to our community," said Jerri Garison, president, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 128-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopaedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary, sleep disorders, pain management, diabetes management and more. Baylor Plano offers patients access to digital imaging and is the first hospital in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for gynecology and prostate procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System. The hospital has won several quality awards including the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence and is designated a Nurse-Friendly™ hospital by Texas Nurses Association. Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For fiscal year 2007, the faith-based Baylor Health Care System will report $390 million in community benefits to the Texas Department of State Health Services.