Education

Biography

Dr. Leslie Appiah a board certified obstetrician gynecologist with fellowship training in pediatric and adolescent gynecology and expertise in oncofertility. She is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Kentucky Children’s Hospital in Lexington, KY and serve as chief of the division of gynecologic subspecialties, director of oncofertility and director of pediatric and adolescent gynecology. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. she subsequently completed a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) research fellowship in reproductive genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and a clinical fellowship in pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX. As director, she collaborates with oncologists and reproductive specialists to provide fertility preservation services and comprehensive reproductive care to patients with cancer diagnoses and chronic medical conditions requiring gonadotoxic agents.  She is also the co-chair of the Pediatric Initiative Network of the Oncofertility Consortium National Physicians Cooperative.

Research Interest

1. Reproductive biology
2. Fertility preservation
3. Pediatric and adolescent gynecology 

Scientific Activities:

Academic courses:

• Medical School Curriculum Lecturer: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Fall 2014-present
• Current Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility
• Male Puberty
• Ob/Gyn Resident Didactics
• Precocious Puberty 2014 – 2016
• Primary Amenorrhea 2014 – 2016
• Ob/Gyn 3rd Year Clerkship
• Contraception for Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions, 2015 - 2016
• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents, 2015 - 2016
• Endometriosis, 2015 - 2016
• Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, 2015 – 2016
• Fellow Lectures
• Current Concepts in Disorders of Sexual Development, 2015
• Integrated Problem Solving, Facilitator, Baylor College of Medicine, 2006

University of Kentucky

• Medical Executive Committee, Member-at-Large, University of Kentucky Healthcare, 2016
• Women in Medicine and Science Executive Committee, Communications Chair, University of Kentucky Healthcare, 2016
• Cancer Committee, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Healthcare, 2015 - present
• Executive Committee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 09/14 – present
• Director, Oncofertility Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2014 – present
• BS/MD Program Panel Participant: “Women in Health Care”, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY November 2014
• University of Kentucky Medical Education Development (UKMED) Program Participant, Lexington KY
• Student Preceptor, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Clinical Service

Regional

• Director, Oncofertility Program, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), 2012- 2014
• Co-Founder and Co-Director, Fertility Consult Service, CCHMC 2012 - 2014
• Advisor, Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee, CCHMC 2012- 2014
• Epic Content Expert for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, CCHMC, 2009 – 2014
• Resident Rotation Coordinator, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, CCHMC 2009 – 2014
• Vice-President, Cincinnati Urban League Guild, 2009-2011

Professional Memberships:

• American Medical Association (AMA), 2014-present
• Society of Reproductive Surgeons (SRS), 2013 - present
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), 2008 – present
• Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 2007 – present
• North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG), 2006 – present
• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), 2007 – 2015
• National Medical Association (NMA), 2007 – 2010

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Duke/NIH Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training (CREST) Scholar, 2016
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
• The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Surgical Award, 2004
• The Organon Resident Research Award for Outstanding Research, 2004
• Berlex Outstanding PGY-2 Teaching Award, 2002
• Outstanding Achievement on the CREOG Exam, 2002
• Outstanding Achievement on the CREOG Exam, 2001

Publications

National:

• Oncofertility Consortium National Physicians Cooperative, Pediatric Initiative Network Chair, 2014 - 2016
• Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Long Term Follow-up Guidelines Ovarian Task Force , 2016
• Moderator and Chair, Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group, NASPAG, 2013-2016
• Member, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Special Interest Group, ASRM, 2014 - present
• Oncofertility Consortium National Physicians Cooperative, Pediatric Initiative Network Co- Chair, 2014 – 2016
• Program Committee, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2015 – present
• Research Committee, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2015 – present
• Moderator, Physicians-in-Training Special Interest Group, NASPAG, April 2010
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District IV Maryland Section Junior Fellow Chair, 2003 – 2004
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District IV Maryland Section Junior Fellow Vice-Chair, 2002 – 2003
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District IV Advisory Council Meeting, 2003
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Legislative Workshop, 2003