Biographical summary
Jennifer L. Leiting, M.D., is a hepatobiliary and pancreas surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic and hepatobiliary conditions.
Her clinical interests include:
- Management of hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal oncologic malignancies
- Minimally invasive approaches for complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions
- Molecular staging of pancreas cancer using circulating tumor DNA
Dr. Leiting earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. She completed General Surgery Residency at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN, that was combined with an additional 2-years as a Clinical Investigator. She then completed a Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic. For additional exposure and training, Dr. Leiting traveled as a Mayo Clinic Scholar to leading Minimally Invasive Surgery centers both nationally and internationally.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Bile duct obstruction surgery
- Bile duct resection
- Cancer treatment
- Cholecystectomy
- Hepatobiliary disease evaluation
- Hepatobiliary disease postoperative care
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Liver resection
- Microwave ablation for cancer
- Minimally invasive liver surgery
- Minimally invasive pancreas surgery
- Pancreatectomy
- Robotic surgery
- Whipple procedure
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2024
FellowRST Hepatopancreatobiliary Sur, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2022
Chief ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2022
ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
Postdoctoral Certificate - Postdoctoral Certificate in Clinical and Translational ScienceClinical and Translational Science, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
Clinical InvestigatorClinical Investigator Program, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
MDUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
- 2009
Masters - Master of Arts in BioethicsTrinity International University
- 2009
BA - Biology / Pre-MedicineTrinity International University
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2021
van Heerden AwardMayo Clinic
- 2019
Commission on Cancer Research Paper Competition WinnerAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2019
Commission on Cancer Oral Presentation WinderMinnesota Surgical Society
- 2018
Balfour Research Symposium Oral Presentation WinnerMayo Clinic
- 2014
Alpha Omega AlphaUniversity of Minnesota
- 2013
The Excellence in Biomedical Sciences Award University of Minnesota
- 2012
Dr. Nellie N. Barsness Scholarship University of Minnesota
- 2012
John George Ross ScholarshipUniversity of Minnesota
Professional memberships
- 2017 - present
Active MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2017 - present
Active MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA)
- 2017 - present
Active MemberInternational Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association
- 2017 - present
MemberInternational Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- 2014 - present
Active MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
Publications