Sydney Leibel, M.D., M.P.H.

Bio

Dr. Sydney Leibel is a board-certified pediatric allergist/immunologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Dr. Leibel attended UC San Diego as an undergraduate before earning his medical degree at Flinders University in South Australia. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the University of Utah, then continued his fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed a Master of Public Health through the University of Waterloo in Canada.

In addition to caring for allergy and immunology patients, Dr. Leibel helped develop Rady Children's Food Allergy Center and is working with the Pulmonary Medicine, Community Health Work, Psychology, Pharmacy and Social Work Departments to develop a multidisciplinary Severe Asthma Clinic. Through these clinics, he hopes to address social determinants of health and resilience in pediatric populations.

Dr. Leibel teaches medical students, residence and allergy/immunology fellows in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

A native Californian, Dr. Leibel enjoys spending time with his family, surfing and running.

Publications

Allergen Content and Protease Activity in Milk Feeds from Mothers of Preterm Infants.
Luskin K, Mortazavi D, Bai-Tong S, Bertrand K, Chambers C, Schulkers-Escalante K, Ahmad A, Luedtke S, O'Donoghue AJ, Ghassemian M, Geng B, Leibel SL, Leibel SA

Dose-dependent association between inhaled corticosteroid use and risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome in asthma.
Wangberg H, Mortazavi D, Kitsen J, Sanni A, Leibel S, Geng B

Patterns of allergenic food introduction in Los Angeles inner-city children.
Kwong KY, Chen E, Tran P, Leibel S, Masood M, Boyle S, Scott L

A Perspective on Pediatric Respiratory Outcomes During California Wildfires Due to Smoke and PM(2.5) Exposure.
Naughten SM, Aguilera R, Gershunov A, Benmarhnia T, Leibel S

The impact of maternal asthma on the preterm infants' gut metabolome and microbiome (MAP study).
Bai-Tong SS, Thoemmes MS, Weldon KC, Motazavi D, Kitsen J, Hansen S, Furst A, Geng B, Song SJ, Gilbert JA, Bode L, Dorrestein PC, Knight R, Leibel SA, Leibel SL

Fine Particles in Wildfire Smoke and Pediatric Respiratory Health in California.
Aguilera R, Corringham T, Gershunov A, Leibel S, Benmarhnia T

Screening Social Determinants of Health in a Multidisciplinary Severe Asthma Clinical Program.
Leibel S, Geng B, Phipatanakul W, Lee E, Hartigan P

Two pediatric cases of ANCA-negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis successfully treated with dupilumab.
Galant-Swafford J, Geng B, Leibel S, Akuthota P, Tucker S, Cernelc-Kohan M, Sheets R, Nation J, Jefferson AA

Increase in Pediatric Respiratory Visits Associated with Santa Ana Wind-Driven Wildfire Smoke and PM(2.5) Levels in San Diego County.
Leibel S, Nguyen M, Brick W, Parker J, Ilango S, Aguilera R, Gershunov A, Benmarhnia T

Estimating Cost-Effectiveness of Confirmatory Oral Food Challenges in the Diagnosis of Children With Food Allergy.
Alsaggaf A, Murphy J, Leibel S

Utilizing a Physician Notification System in the EPIC Electronic Medical Record to Improve Pediatric Asthma Control: A Quality Improvement Project.
Leibel S, Weber R

Effect of inhaled corticosteroid use on weight (BMI) in pediatric patients with moderate-severe asthma.
Han J, Nguyen J, Kim Y, Geng B, Romanowski G, Alejandro L, Proudfoot J, Xu R, Leibel S

Update on allergen immunotherapy for treatment of allergic diseases.
Kwong KY, Leibel S

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder stimulant medication reaction masquerading as chronic cough.
Leibel S, Bloomberg G

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr protein does not modulate surface expression of the CD4 receptor.
Argañaraz E, Cortés MJ, Leibel S, Lama J

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