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Mission & CV
Books By Dr Leonidas
Our goal is to help and teach parents how to have a happy and smarter child. We believe that it can be done by applying the latest research findings in Early Brain Development. We have discovered accidentally that those parents who followed our recommendations have a happy and smart children. This makes sense because of the part of the brain called amygdala which is the emotion center. This group of brain cells are positively stimulated by happy, animated, enthusiastic, less stressed parents. The daily one-on-one positive interactions and play between their baby and the parents are the most important factor in having happy and smarter children. Literally, the environment can influence the structure of a baby’s brain anatomy which leads to less behavioral problems.
We want to teach parents how to become better health care consumer. We believe this can be done by teaching them how Physicians make decisions. By knowing how diagnosis, treatment, and laboratory tests are arrived at, parents can take part more intelligently with the care of their child. There are some Physicians who do not explain the side effects of medications and the complications of the procedure that should be done on their child.
Curriculum Vitae
Leonardo Leonidas, MD, FAAP
Attending Pediatrician (Since 1972)
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine
Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston
Graduate Medical School, 1968
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Internship, 1968-1969, St. Joseph Hospital, Albany New York
Pediatric Residency, 1969-1971
Department of Pediatrics
New Jersey College of Medicine, Newark
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Books I wrote:
"Baby Math"
2005, now available at Borders (Bangor, ME),
amazon.com, ebay.com, and
www.brilliantbaby.com
"Diagnosis
Made Simple for Parents" available at Borders
(Bangor, ME) and
www.brilliantbaby.com
"Brilliant
Babies of Maine"
"Baby Medical
Journal" (A medical record book)
"Pediatric
Headache Manual" (E book)
“How to have A Smart Baby … Smart Child”
Published in Manila, 1999 (On sale at our Local Borders Bookstore)
“The National Asthma Self-Education Program” Published in Bangor, Maine 1994
“How To Make and Keep Your Child’s Medical Record” First printing 1978,
Second printing 1981, Third printing 1995, Published Bangor, Maine
“Keeping Track Of My Asthma” Published at Bangor, Maine, 1983
“Physical Examination of Your Child, You Can Do it.”
Published in Bangor, Maine, 1977
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Letter of President Clinton, May 25, 1993
Dear Leonardo:
I appreciate your taking the time to write.
It’s important to me to hear the thoughts and experiences of people who care about the future of America and the world. We face many challenges ahead, and in order for use to come together and build consensus, we must all share our ideas and concerns.
Your letter is valuable to me. Thank you.
Sincerely, (Signed) Bill Clinton
(I wrote President Clinton a series of more than 65 letters everyday from Jan 23, 1993. All of the letters were about health care.)
Article I Wrote:
“I build My Practice With Magic” Medical Economics, December 4, 1989
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Wrote & Edited Newsletter, Monthly for Ten Years
“ASTHMA TODAY” A Monthly Newsletter I wrote and Edited for Ten Years,
From 1986 to 1996, A paid subscription Newsletter
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Recognition from Tufts University School of Medicine:
“Faculty member to be recognized for excellence in teaching in the Pediatrics Clerkship at Eastern Maine Medical Center” three years in a row from 1997 to 2000.
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Talks I Given on “How to Make Babies Smarter”
University of the Philippines, Department of Pediatrics, Jan. 15, 2004
Department of Family & Community Medicine, Jan 17, 2004.
University of the Philippines, Department of Pediatrics, 1998
Department of Health, Manila, Philippines, Intercontinental Hotel, 1998
University of Maine, Department of Education, Orono, Maine 1998
Family Practice Residency Program, At Eastern Maine Medical Center,1998
8th National Conference of the Fetus As a Patient Institute of the
Philippines, Speakers are from USA, Japan, Thailand, and Manila, November 1999
Kalibo Medical Society, Kalibo, Aklan, November 1999
Western Visaya College of Medicine, Iloilo, Philippines, 2000
Lezo Elementary School, Aklan, Annual Meeting of Teachers, 2000
Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Maine Medical Center, May 2002
Freeport Maine, attended by Nurse Practitioners and Pediatrician, June 2002
Penquis Cap, Bangor, attended by Social Workers and Nurses, December 2002
Articles I Wrote for Bangor Daily News, 78,000 circulation
“Baby’s Brain Stimulated” October 6-7, 2001
(The story of How we stimulated our son’s brain
that helped him finished Medical School in May 2001)
“Medical Village Reborn” Oct 7, 1996
(Strategy to lower Medical Cost through technology use)
“Brain ‘wiring’ can Lead to Errors” May 19, 1996
(How medical errors occur and some solutions)
“Open the Golden Window” August 26-27, 1995
(Principles on how to make Children Smarter)
“What a Child Needs” April 28, 1993
(About Basic Needs of Children)
“Reach your goals, improve your life in an hour a day”
September 23, 1992 (Get an extra hour a day to
Improve our lives)
“To Succeed, people have to Believe in themselves”
August 26, 1992
“Using the full Range of the Brain can Prove Rewarding”
May 27, 1992
“Seven Rs Of Education” December 12, 1989
(The seven Rs of Education are: reading, ‘riting,
‘rithmetic, research, relearning, relaxation,
and ‘reativity.)
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Articles at Bangor Daily News Written about Me
“Doctor gets Clinton’s Ear” by Lee Ryckman
July 21, 1993 (See Letter of President Clinton below)
“Seminar On asthma to be held Saturday” By Roxanne
Saucier, May 15, 1992
“A Guide To Controlling Asthma” Bangor doctor has
developed a new course. By Roxanne Moore Saucier
February 20, 1991
“The Magic Doctor” by Tom Webber
March 29, 1990
“The Golden Window” Letter to the Editor
by Mary Forsmark, of Bar Harbor
“Fine Story on Childhood Asthma” Letter to the Editor
by Marie Borgese, Director, Health Education
American Lung Association
1992
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Article written: “The Impact of Office Characteristics on Satisfaction with Medical Care” with Mar Pinto. Published in “Health Marketing Quarterly.” Volume 12, No. 2, 1994
Write up About Me in a National Magazine: PARENTING
“Houdini In Scrubs” about my Magic in my Practice.
January 1991
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Website: www.brilliantbaby.com
This website was designed to educate parents the latest principles on Brain Development that they can use to have smarter children. How physicians make decisions are explained here.
New methods of teaching the basic math concepts from infancy to young children developed at our office. My youngest patient at 6 months old can bring up her index finger when parents say, “Show me one.” A 2.5 years old child understand fractions ¼, ½, ¾, and 4/4 using my teaching method. A 3.75 years old girl can read simple words phonetically. A five year old girl understand negative number and fractions. All of these children were “graduate” of our “Smart Baby Program” at our office. Many of my patients who are graduate of “Smart Baby Program” can talk with 4 to 5 word sentences at 24 months old. This is my measure of Smart Child.
I am the author of this website since 2000.
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Son: Len, Graduate, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2001, Third Year Resident, Med-Peds, Albany Medical Center
Wife: Thelma, RN, Graduate, University of the East College of Nursing, Manila, Philippines, 1967
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