Dr. Albert Leung

Education And Training

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, M.D., 05/1993, Medicine
  • University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA,  06/1999, Combined Research and Clinical Pain Fellowship


 Awards And Honors

  • NCCIH 2003 - 2007 NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Award
  • AAMA 2005 First Prize Award in the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Annual Meeting Research Paper Compe
  • AAMA 2007 First Prize Award in the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Annual Meeting Research Paper Compe
  • American Pain Society 2010 American Pain Society Center of Excellence
  • American Pain Society 2014 American Pain Society Center of Excellence
  • International Association of Anesthesiologists 2016 Selected "Top Doctor in La Jolla, CA" by the International Association of Anesthesiologists
  • VA ORD 2014 VA Rehabilitation Research and Development SPIRE Award
  • VA ORD 2016 VA Rehabilitation Research and Development SPIRE Award
  • VA ORD 2017 VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Merit Award
  • DOD 2019 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Clinical Trail Award
  • VA ORD 2019 VA Clinical Science Research and Development Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
  • AAPM 2019 American Academy of Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award


Interests

  • Neuromodulation, Non-invasive Neuromodulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation.
  • Post-traumatic Brain Injury Headache, Non-pharmacological Treatment for Headaches, Neuropathic Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Post-stroke Central Pain.
  • Functional Brain Imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Medical Device Development.


Featured Publications

  • Leung A, Shirvalkar P, Chen R, Kuluva J, Vaninetti M, Bermudes R, Poree L, Wassermann E, Kopell B, Levy R; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Pain, Headache, and Comorbid Depression: INS-NANS Expert Consensus Panel Review and Recommendation.; Neuromodulation : Journal Of The International Neuromodulation Society; 2020
  • Lei K, Metzger-Smith V, Golshan S, Javors J, Leung A; The prevalence of headaches, pain, and other associated symptoms in different Persian Gulf deployment periods and deployment durations.; SAGE Open Medicine; 2019
  • Leung A, Yang E, Lim M, Metzger-Smith V, Theilmann R, Song D, Lin L, Tsai A, Lee R; Pain-related white matter tract abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury patients with persistent headache.; Molecular Pain; 2018
  • Metzger-Smith V, Lei K, Javors J, Golshan S, Leung A; Exposure reporting disparity in Gulf War Registry-related clinical assessments.; SAGE Open Medicine; 2017
  • Leung A, Metzger-Smith V, He Y, Cordero J, Ehlert B, Song D, Lin L, Shahrokh G, Tsai A, Vaninetti M, Rutledge T, Polston G, Sheu R, Lee R; Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex rTMS in Alleviating MTBI Related Headaches and Depressive Symptoms.; Neuromodulation : Journal Of The International Neuromodulation Society; 2017
  • Zardouz S, Shi L, Leung A; A feasible repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation clinical protocol in migraine prevention.; SAGE Open Medical Case Reports; 2016