Dr. Leonard is the Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Associate Dean for Clinical Research at Weill Cornell Medicine and Vice Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine. He has board certifications in Hematology and Medical Oncology and serves as Attending Physician at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Leonard received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Medicine at New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Medical Center. His primary research interests include novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of lymphoma and related hematologic malignancies, and has participated in over 50 clinical studies as an individual or principal investigator. Dr. Leonard’s research has been published in numerous medical journals, and he has served as a member of the editorial boards of Blood and Journal of Clinical Oncology. He is the Lymphoma Committee Chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, a National Cancer Institute-supported cooperative group in the National Clinical Trials Network.