Professor
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Director, Hematology Section

 

Education

Medical School
Nova Southeastern Medical School

Residency
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Fellowship
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Interests

His primary clinical focus involves caring for children with blood disorders, including sickle cell disease, thalassemia, bleeding disorders, disorders of iron metabolism, and marrow failure syndromes.  

In addition to his clinical care, Dr. Lebensburger focuses on linking knowledge from basic science to clinical care (translational research) especially in sickle cell disease. Currently, Dr. Lebensburger is the primary investigator for two prestigious research grants from the National Institutes of Health and American Society of Hematology to better understand kidney disease in patients with sickle cell disease.  While pain is the hallmark clinical complication of sickle cell disease, many young adult patients suffer from early development of kidney failure. Dr. Lebensburger is evaluating risk factors for progression to kidney disease.  Dr. Lebensburger has also received funding from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the impact of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell disease. Finally, Dr. Lebensburger is working with the UAB pain experts to develop new strategies to care for children with sickle cell pain.