Wayne Keith Leung, MD
Neonatology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Wayne Keith Leung
Professional Titles
Interim Medical Director, NICU, Frederick Health Hospital
Primary Academic Title
Instructor in Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Wayne Leung is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore. He diagnoses and treats babies who are born prematurely and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. He provides point-of-care ultrasound, point-of-care echocardiography and hemodynamics care.
A graduate of the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Dr. Leung completed a pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters before performing a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Research Interests
Point-of-care ultrasound; point-of-care echocardiography; hemodynamics; bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention
Research Summary
Dr. Leung’s primary interests include the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with a focus on point-of-care echocardiography and hemodynamics. He is a member of the Pediatric POCUS Committee — a multidivisional collaboration committed to education about and use of POCUS at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Dr. Leung is also involved in multiple quality improvement projects, including a large-scale initiative to help prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), by rewriting ventilatory management guidelines in the NICU and developing a multidisciplinary collaborative group to manage long-term, severe BPD.
Memberships
Pediatric POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) Committee
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative
Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Assurance Committee (chair) at Frederick Health Hospital
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, 2020
- Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Pediatrics, 2016
- Medical Education: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Medicine, MD, 2013
Board Certifications
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics, 2022
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2017
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)