Leigh Kennedy, DO

Travel Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
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About me

  • Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Co-chair, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Fellowship: George Washington University Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

108 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
the dr is friendly, thorough.
Anonymous
March 2026
she's good
Anonymous
March 2026
she is very knowledgeable of her job and she makes you feel so comfortable
Anonymous
March 2026
very knowledgeable in her work great visit

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kennedy is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Kim C, Szymack J, Schnellinger E, Herman D, Kennedy L, Talati N, Hamilton K Survey to determine the relative importance of clinical factors used to make empiric antibiotic decisions , Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , 42(1): 2021,93-95

Kennedy LA, Gill JA, Schultz ME, Irmler M, Gordin FM Inside-out: the changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. , Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 31(9): 2010,983-985

Kennedy LA, Gordin FM, Kan VL Assessing targeted screening and low rates of HIV testing. , The American Journal of Public Health, 100(9): 2010,1765-1768