Leigh Reardon, MD
Pediatric Cardiology| Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Cardiovascular Center
100 Medical Plaza
Suite 630 East
Los Angeles, California 90095
Suite 630 East
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
424-465-6189
About
Dr. Reardon is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics and practices pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease. He has a specific interest heart failure, transplantation, mechanical support and the care of adolescents and young adults as they transition from the pediatric to the adult clinical setting.
Please note that Dr. Reardon has two separate office locations and phone numbers for adult and pediatric patients. Please call the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at 310-825-9011 for adult patients. Please call the UCLA Pediatric Heart Center for pediatric patients at 310-267-7667.
- Associate Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant
- Director, Transitional Cardiac Care
- Director, Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support
Patient Stories
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017
Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2016
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2009
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
Fellowships
UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ctr, 2011
UCLA School of Medicine, 2011
Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2008
Degree
Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, MD, 2004
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Teaching Humanism at the Bedside Award, David Geffen School of Medicine
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021 See More
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Heart transplant
Lgbtq+ health
Congestive heart failure (chf)
Congenital heart disease
Videos
Transition, Transfer and Life-long Care - Dr. Leigh Reardon | 2017 UCLA ACHD Symposium
Mechanical Support Options in ACHD - Dr. Leigh Reardon | 2017 UCLA ACHD Symposium
Research
Publications
Link to Dr. Reardon's PubMed publications
Select Publications:
- Orthotopic Heart and Combined Heart Liver Transplantation: the Ultimate Treatment Option for Failing Fontan Physiology
- COVID-19 in a pediatric heart transplant recipient: Emergence of donor-specific antibodies
- ISHLT consensus statement for the selection and management of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients on ventricular assist devices Endorsed by the American Heart Association
- Heart and heart-liver transplantation in adults with failing Fontan physiology
- Usefulness of serum brain natriuretic peptide to predict adverse events in patients with the Eisenmenger syndrome
- Knowledge of Life-Long Cardiac Care by Adolescents and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
- Prognostic utility of MELD-XI in adult congenital heart disease patients undergoing cardiac transplantation
- A composite noninvasive index correlates with liver fibrosis scores in post-Fontan patients: Preliminary findings
- Mortality Risk Stratification in Fontan Patients Who Underwent Heart Transplantation
- Implantation techniques and outcomes after cardiac resynchronization therapy for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
- Superior vena cava stenting guided by alternative imaging modalities in a patient with severe contrast allergy: a case report and brief literature review
- High-Output Heart Failure From Growth of Vascular Malformations in Multiple Gestation Pregnancy
- Apparent life-threatening events in infants: two unique presentations of rare cardiac diseases
- Left ventricular assist device as a bridge to patient and myocardial recovery
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- Teaching Humanism at the Bedside Award, David Geffen School of Medicine
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2017
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2016
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2015
- ISHLT/Heartware Early Career Grant in Translation Research for Mechanical Circulatory Support in the Fontan Circulation
- Department of Internal Medicine Physician of the Month (December 2011)