Back to Find a Doctor
Dr. Leon Bernal

Dr. Leon Bernal, MD

Chief of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Dr. Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD, is board-certified in medical oncology and internal medicine, he is a clinical member of the comprehensive care team treating leukemia patients at Grady. Dr. Bernal-Mizrachi began his research career at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami with Dr. Yeon Ahn. During his fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, Dr. Bernal-Mizrachi continued on his search to define the role of inflammation and cancer. Under Dr. Lee Ratner’s mentorship, he identified a novel prosurvival mechanism of each NF-kB pathway, an inflammatory signal. These findings ignited his interest in these signals and their role in B cell development and cancer development. To take advantage of new technologies and explore new avenues in these pathways, Dr. Bernal-Mizrachi trained at Cold Spring Harbor in the integrative statistical analysis of genome-scale data. This knowledge set the foundation for the current research interest. In Colombia, South America, he was Co-Director of the City’s Diabetes Program as part of Cali’s City Public Health Service in 1998-1999.

Specialties

  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology

Board Certifications

  • ABMS Internal Medicine

Fellowships

  • Washington University School of Medicine

Affiliations

  • Emory

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Medicine, Universidad Del Valle
  • Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital

Honors & Awards

Travel Grant award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004

Best Project/Presentation at the Eleventh Session of the Resident Scholarly Activity Program. University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida, 2000

Tulane University Award: Best Year Medical Student of the 5th year of Medicine, 1996

"Santander Medal" to the 2nd-best Bachelor of the Year in Santa Librada High School

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Publications