Medical Center Cardiologists - Leonard Leight, M.D., F.A.C.C., Emeritus

Leonard Leight, M.D., F.A.C.C., Emeritus
Annual Leonard Leight, M.D. Lectureship in Cardiovascular Disease
An Endowment Granted by Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C.
	Leonard Leight, M.D. was a partner in Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C. for thirty years until his retirement on July 1, 1996. The physicians of Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C. established the Leonard Leight, M.D. Endowment Fund with the Jewish Hospital Foundation to provide an annual cardiovascular lectureship in honor of his years of service to our medical community. The Leonard Leight, M.D. Lecture is held each year in conjunction with the University of Louisville Division of Cardiology Grand Rounds sponsored by the University of Louisville School of Medicine and the Jewish Hospital Heart and Lung Institute. Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C. is proud to fund this nationally acclaimed educational event. Dr. Leonard Leight received his undergraduate degree from City College of New York and his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his internship at Maimonides Hospital in New York and his fellowship in cardiology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was appointed Chief of Cardiology at the University of Louisville in 1954 and served in this capacity for 12 years until he joined Dr. Morris M. Weiss, Jr. This union ultimately became Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C. Dr. Leight served as President of Medical Center Cardiologists, P.S.C., President of the Medical Staff at Jewish Hospital, and Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at Jewish Hospital during his professional career. He is presently Professor Emeritus at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.