Manhattan Endocrinologists

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We strive to provide high-quality medical care with high consideration of the patient’s symptoms and concerns. We treat the patient, not the disease.

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Dr. Olga Leonardi
Philosophy
We are a patient-centered boutique practice that provides high-quality safe and personalized care in a comfortable setting with a dedicated health care team. We strive to provide high-quality medical care with high consideration of the patient’s symptoms and concerns. We treat the patient, not the disease. We do our best to create the best experience the patient can ever have.

Biography
Dr. Olga Leonardi, MD has over 14 years of clinical experience and expertise in the field of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She received her Medical Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy which is ranked as a top medical school in Russia. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Leonardi conducted research in the field of Developmental Neurobiology at New York University Medical Center and clinical research studies involving atypical neuroleptics at Bellevue Hospital Medical Center. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine at New York Harbor Veterans Administration Hospital and a Residency Program in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Leonardi also completed an Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at New York Medical College at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center. She is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Leonardi is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center, with admitting priveleges at Tisch Hospital. Dr. Leonardi’s professional society memberships include the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Endocrine Society, Metropolitan Diabetes Society and the American Diabetes Association.

Positions
Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism), 2004, 2014

Education and Training
Fellowship, St. Vincent's Hosp. Med. Ctr. of NY, Endocrinology, 2004
Residency, NYU Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2002
Residency, Veterans Administration NY Harbor Health System, Internal Medicine, 2000
MD from Medical School Of Moscow, 1993

Publications
Sanja Ivcovic, Susana Blau, Olga Polonskaya, and Michelle Echrlich; ARPP-21: murine gene structure and promotor identification of neuronal phosphoprotein enriched in limbic striatum, Brain Research. 709(1):10-6, 1996 Feb 12.

Ivcovic, O.Polonskaia, I. Farinas and M.E. Echrlich; Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor regulates maturation of the DARP-32 phenotype in striatal medium spiny neurons: studies in vivo and in vitro. Neuroscience. 79(2): 509-16, 1997 Jul.
Trapaidze N., Ivcovic S., Polonskaia O. and Erchlich ME; DARP-32: Transitional regulation in the development of adult kidney. Materials of The Sixth International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology. Airlie, Virginia. August 23-25, 1995

Ivcovic S., Trapaidze N., Polonskaia O. and Echrlich M.E.; DARP-32/ARPP-21 gene elements specify a mature phenotype of striatal medium size spiny neurons. Materials of the 25th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, vol 21, part 1, page 787. San Diego, CA, USA, November 11-16, 1995.

Leonardi O., Mintz G., Hussain M.; Beta-cell apoptosis in the pathogenesis of human type 2 diabetes mellitus. European Journal of Endocrinology, August 2003.

Seto-Young D, Leonardi O, Salehi M, Holcomb K, Zahac J, Chang P, Yih M, Rosenwaks Z, Poretsky L; Initial characterization if a non-transformed human ovarian cell culture: regulation of steroidogenesis and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) by gonadotropins and insulin

Donna Seto-Young, Olga Leonardi, Kevin Holcomb, Julia Kaplun, Gal Omry, Alice Park, Eric Levy, Marzueh Salehi, Rafael Bravo-Vera, Arsalan Sheikh, Peter Chang and Leonid Poretsky; Characterization of a Non-Transformed Ovarian Cell Culture: Regulation of Steroidogenesis by Gonadotropins and Insulin. Abstract. Endocrine Society’s 86th Annual Meeting.