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Leslie Tar, MD, MPH
Physician & Attorney at Law

Hospital Affiliations  

   >  UPMC South Side Hospital
   >  Jefferson Regional Medical Center
   >  St. Clair Hospital
   >  Canonsburg Hospital
   >  Mercy Hospital

 
Licensed to Practice Medicine Licensed to Practice Law
  • Pennsylvania
  • Florida
  • Texas
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Florida
Medical School Additional Degrees
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • M.P.H. - Masters of Public Health
  • J.D., Juris Doctorate
Residency Additional Degrees
  • University of Rochester - General Hospital, Internal Medicine
  • University of Pennsylvania - Allerygy/Immunology
  • Temple University - Rheumatology
  • University of Pittsburgh, Occupational Medicine
Board Certified in Associations
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Legal Medicine
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Allergy / Immunology
  • Rheumatology
  • Allegheny County Medical Society
  • American College of Rheumatology
  • American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
Publications  

Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Levinson, A.I. (1985)
Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I is a potent stimulus of IgM rheumatoid factor production. Clinical Research, 233(2):513A

Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Levinson, A.I. (1985)
Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I: A potent stimulus of IgM rheumatoid factor production. Clinical Research, 33(2):513A


Tar, L. and Levinson, A.I. (1986)
Analysis of S. aureus Cowan I induced IgM rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 77(l) :235, part 2



Tar, L. and Levinson, A.I. (1986)

Staphylococcal aureus Cowan I induces IgM rheumatoid factor in cord blood human lymphocytes. Clinical Research, 34(2):623A

 

Tar, L. and Levinson, A.I. (1988)
In vitro IgM rheumatoid factor production induced by tetanus toxoid. J Allergy Clin. Immunology, 81:730-736

Tar, L and Levinson, A.I. (1985)
Tetanus toxoid induces polyclonal B cell activation and rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 75(1)191, part 2

Levy, R.J., Haidar, M., Parks, H., Tar, L., and Levinson, A.I.(1986)
Bacterial peptidoglycan induces in vitro rheumatoid factor production by lymphocytes of healthy subjects. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 64, 311-317

Levinson, A.1., Tar, L., Carafa, C., and Haidar, M. (1986).
Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I. Potent stimulus of immunoglobulin M rheumatoid factor production. Journal of Clinical investigation, 78(3):612-617


Levinson, A.I., Dala, N.F., Haidar, M., Tar, L., Orlow, M. (1987)

Prominent IgM rheumatoid factor production by human cord blood lymphocytes stimulated in vitro with Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I. Journal of Immunology. 139(7) Oct.

Prystowsky, J.H., Finkle, L., Tar, L., Jegosothy, B. (1988)
Bullous eruption in a woman with lupus erythematosis Archives of Dermatology, 124(4) April.1988

Clinical Research Studies  

Misoprostol prevention of peptic ulcer disease
- Temple University- Rheumatology Division (1987, co-investigator)


Nabumetone - A new NSAID for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. (1991 - chief co-investigator and study coordinator).


Misoprostol
Prevention of NSAID induced gastropathy Arthritis Center of Crawford County and Searle Pharmaceuticals (1992, Meadville, PA)

Therafectin
- Study of a sugar analogue with potential remittive properties
- Temple University- Rheumatology Division (1987, co-investigator)

 

Special Areas of Practice Special Areas of Interest in Law
Available for expert witness testimony, review of medical records, evaluation and treatment of occupational injuries/workman's compensation, disability claims, motor vehicle accident related injuries and other personal injury matters. Physician representation in Fraud and Abuse challenges -physician representation in physician-hospital administration conflicts
> physician advise in medical-legal and ethical matters -nursing home abuse litigation
> personal injury, workman's compensation, disability matters.

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