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Rhoda Leichter, MD, FACS

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Dr. Leichter is a board-certified vascular surgeon and attending surgeon at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica. From 1997 to 2004, Dr. Leichter was an assistant professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and Thomas Jefferson University in Philidephia.



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Postdoctoral Education

  • General Surgery Residency - Brown University 1987-1989
  • Resident and Chief Resident, General Surgery - University of California, San Francisco 1989-1994
  • Research Resident in GI Surgery - University of California, San Francisco 1991-1992
  • Fellow in Vascular Surgery - University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1994-1995

Clinical Interest

  • Endovascular and surgical treatment of:
    • Lower extremity ischemia, limb salvage
    • Carotid artery diseases
    • Varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency (i.e. Sclerotherapy)
    • Hemodialysis access
    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)

Honors / Awards

  • 1997-Recognition for Excellence in Teaching UCSF Surgery Residents

Hospital Staff Appointments

  • Attending Surgeon - Cedars-Sinai Medical Centers
  • Attending Surgeon - Olympia Medical Center
  • Attending Surgeon - St. John's Medical Center