Denise Leung, MD
Denise Leung, MD

Denise Leung, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Specialties
Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, more

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CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
US
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ColumbiaDoctors - 3 Columbus Circle

3 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
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ACN West - Pediatric Psychiatry

3959 Broadway
6 North
New York, NY 10032
US
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About Denise Leung, MD

Dr. Leung is a board-certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Leung specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents, adults and their families using psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological techniques. She has a particular expertise in the evaluation and treatment of children and families who are affected by chronic medical and psychiatric conditions. Her other areas of interest and expertise include: mood and anxiety disorders, transitions between life stages, and childhood and adult ADHD. She believes in a collaborative approach with patients and their families to achieve their treatment goals.


Dr. Leung joined the Columbia University faculty in 2007 and currently serves as the Program Medical Director for the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Outpatient Child and Adolescent Pediatric Psychiatry Service (Community Services) at Columbia University Medical Center. In this capacity, she evaluates and treats children and adolescents with a particular expertise in ADHD, and mood and anxiety disorders. She also formerly served as the Program Medical Director at New York Presbyterian Hospital's Special Needs Clinic, which specializes in the treatment of individuals and families who are experiencing symptoms from both medical and psychiatric conditions.


Dr. Leung earned her medical degree from the McMaster University School of Medicine (Hamilton, Canada). She completed her general psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD) and her Child and Adolescent fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities. During her second year of child psychiatry training, she was selected to be the Chief Fellow for the Consultation Liaison Service at CUMC. She also completed her Public Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia University.


Board Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Expertise

  • ADHD In Children, Adolescents and College Students

  • Adjustment Disorder

  • Adolescent Depression

  • Adult ADHD

  • Adult Psychiatry

  • Adult Psychopharmacology

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • Attention Disorders

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

  • Depression

  • Depression and Anxiety Disorders

  • Depression Related to Physical Illness

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Insomnia

  • Medical Illness Psychotherapy

  • Mental Health

  • Mood Disorders

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Panic Disorder

  • Psychiatric Aspects of Physical Illness

  • Psychiatric Consultation and Evaluation

  • Psychopharmacology of Anxiety and Depression

  • Psychosis

  • Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology

  • Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Tourette's Disorder

  • Tourette's Syndrome

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Education

  • Fellowship: Columbia University

  • Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)

  • Medical School: McMaster University, Faculty of Medicine (Canada)

  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC

  • Medical Director of Quality, Department of Psychiatry, NYPH-CUIMC

  • Program Medical Director, MSCH Community and Acute Outpatient Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Education

  • Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
  • Medical School: McMaster University, Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia
  • Fellowship: Columbia University

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC
  • Medical Director of Quality, Department of Psychiatry, NYPH-CUIMC
  • Program Medical Director, MSCH Community and Acute Outpatient Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Board Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry