Ticiana Leal, MD
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RoleMedical Oncology
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2009
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 (256 ratings)
Board-certified in medical oncology and palliative care, Ticiana Leal, MD, specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymic malignancies at Winship Cancer Institute.
Dr. Leal is a professor and director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology Program in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. She also serves as medical director of the Clinical Trials Office at Winship Cancer Institute.
Before joining Emory, Dr. Leal was on the faculty at UW Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, Wisconsin, where she led the Thoracic Malignancies Disease-Oriented Team.
She earned her medical degree from Federal University of Ceara in Fortaleza, Brazil. She completed her internal medicine residency at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, followed by a fellowship in geriatric medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a fellowship in medical oncology at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison.
Dr. Leal’s clinical research focuses on trials involving chemotherapy and immunotherapy agents for lung cancer.
She has authored or coauthored numerous peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters and posters. She serves as associate editor and executive editorial board member of The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. She is also Lung Cancer Section Editor for Current Treatment Options in Oncology and serves on the editorial advisory boards of Cancer and The Brazilian Journal of Oncology.
Dr. Leal holds professional memberships with American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, European Society of Medical Oncology, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, and International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. She is the NCI LUNG-MAP Chair, ECOG-ACRIN representative.
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03/01/2026 |
Dr. Leal was attentive, personable, professional and very informative. |
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02/26/2026 |
Dr Leal is very professional but also personable. |
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02/13/2026 |
Very positive |
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02/12/2026 |
My experience this visit was much better. The last visit was disastrous. |
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02/10/2026 |
Dr Leal is priceless!We love her!Compassionate! Caring! Most of all loving Thank you Dr. Leal |
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01/23/2026 |
Dr. Leal has been, by far, the most empathetic and caring doctor that I've dealt with. She takes the time to listen and have discussions to properly inform me of my options and answer ALL questions that I have. She has never once made me feel rushed or just a medical record number. She always treats me as a person and takes into consideration my opinions and life when working through treatment options or plans. Dr. Leal is a valuable asset not only to Emory but to any cancer patients under her care. She is the prime example of what "care" should be by a Doctor and health system. |
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01/16/2026 |
I am so very glad that Dr Leal is my oncologist! Her expertise in her field is amazing and her ability to communicate in plain English for me is awesome. I cannot truly express how glad I am to be her patient! |
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01/15/2026 |
Dr. Leal is the best Thank so much for your genuine concern and care |
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12/27/2025 |
Dr Leal was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable. |
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12/12/2025 |
Overall good experience. Provider showed patience and understanding of the questions asked and provided resources and knowledge we had not considered that helped with decisions and long term planning. |
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11/20/2025 |
Dr Leal is a terrific Oncologist. She is very knowledgeable & researches options in clinical trials for you. Very, very pleased! |
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11/02/2025 |
We love you! Dr. Leal! Thank you |
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10/23/2025 |
Gave explanation and encouragement for future treatment. |
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10/15/2025 |
We love Dr. Leal |
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08/23/2025 |
Several questions have not been discussed yet. So answering questions is impractical. |
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08/23/2025 |
I am grateful that Dr. Leal is looking at the big picture. |
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08/15/2025 |
Dr Leal is top notch and a great listener. |
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07/17/2025 |
Good |
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07/10/2025 |
Excellent! |
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07/03/2025 |
It was my first visit with Dr. Leal; she was very reassuring. My physician husband was impressed with her kindness as well as knowledge. |
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06/20/2025 |
Good |
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05/31/2025 |
Dr Leal and her associates are the best. |
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05/29/2025 |
Everyone has always made sure we understood and agreed with the treatment plan |
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05/08/2025 |
Dr Leal listened to queries carefully and took time to explain things in ways I could understand |
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05/08/2025 |
Dr Leal is very knowledgeable and efficient. She is also very kind. |
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04/25/2025 |
We love you Dr. Leal! Thank God for guiding you in caring for your patients.You are priceless! |
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04/25/2025 |
Didn't get to see my Dr after an almost 40 minute wait time. I wasn't informed of delays. It was the ONLY time this has happened with my oncologist. She's still the best. |
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03/29/2025 |
We love Dr. Leal!She is compassionate about your health and care that you will get back to your normal life.She is priceless ! We love her! |
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03/28/2025 |
Had great phone chat with Dr. Leal!! |
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03/25/2025 |
Process broke down with scheduling follow up needs. Unclear of failure point. |
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03/21/2025 |
Had a great visit with Dr. Leal!! |
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02/15/2025 |
I cannot be more pleased with Dr. Leal's preparation for my visit by reviewing the data submitted on prior care. She is an excellent listener, very patient in responding to questions from both myself and my family, and her recommendations were of great assistance to me. |
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02/14/2025 |
Good |
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02/14/2025 |
Made me very comfortable |
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02/13/2025 |
My Dr., Dr.Leal, was working me in for my appointments. So any delay which was very little, was understood and she still took her time with me |
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01/17/2025 |
I am so grateful to have Dr. Leal as my doctor. She always has time to talk to me and answer my questions |
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01/10/2025 |
Dr. Leal, You Rock! We are so blessed to have you as our Lung Oncologist! Your healing is impeccable and compassionate! Priceless!Thank you! We love you |
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12/19/2024 |
Nobody better than Dr. Leal, Cortney and the rest rest of there staff including office secretaries who take a send messages. |
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12/06/2024 |
We love Dr. Leal! Awesome! Awesome!Compassionate! Loving! Caring! Focus on the solution for getting better. |
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12/05/2024 |
Dr. Leal is a kind caring doctor. She listens to me and we discuss my concerns |
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11/21/2024 |
Dr Leal was pleased with reports,Checked my arms and legs and prescribed med. Very thorough. |
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10/19/2024 |
Dr Leal is excellent and very caring |
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09/28/2024 |
Dr. Leal is absolutely the best doctor I have seen. First, she listens carefully what I told her, and answer all questions I had. Secondly, she is so experienced expert who can answers all my questions and gives reasonable suggestions. Thirdly, she always gives me good a future treatment plan after discussing it with me. Finally, she shows me the most recent information on published researches when she discusses the treatment plan, indicating she is keeping learning the most recent developments in the field. |
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09/26/2024 |
Dr. Leal was extremely knowledgeable, kind and direct. Appreciate her. |
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09/25/2024 |
Dr Leal has shown that she cares about me from the start. I've now been her patient for over a year and continue to receive very good care. She figured out the right Immunotherapies that have succeeded in removing my cancer. I was stage 4 with a death sentence. With the help of God and Dr. Leal, I'm now cancer free. |
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09/21/2024 |
Dr. Leal is Best of Class ! |
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08/16/2024 |
Dr. Leal is Awesome! She has great listening skills, she shows great compassion for my needs and want me to recover from my Lung cancer her approach to working with me through the process and giving high quality improvement to my health. Thank you Dr. Leal |
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08/15/2024 |
Dr Leal is extraordinary doctor caring and veyKnowledgeable. I am very happy for her care. |
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07/04/2024 |
Dr Leal was fantastic. She explained everything and never rushed me. |
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07/04/2024 |
Dr. Leal is an excellent doctor. She took the time to listen and very clearly explain the benefits and risks of treatment for my dad. She is very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. I'm grateful she is my dad's doctor, I feel he is in great hands with her. |
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07/03/2024 |
Terrible bed side manner very uncaring and zero professionalism |
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06/28/2024 |
Showed compassion and ready to help get us back to full health |
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06/21/2024 |
Dr Leal is engaged and thorough. |
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05/30/2024 |
Good visit. |
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05/19/2024 |
Dr Leal is the best |
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05/02/2024 |
I would have said very good but radiology did not have my of my ct scan that was done a week before. Dr said they were short of staff. Not acceptable. |
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04/28/2024 |
She is a wonderful doctor, but whoever does her scheduling did a very poor job |
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04/27/2024 |
Fell in love with Dr. Leal. She was frank when discussing our situation, direct in answering questions. Asked questions we hadn't thought to consider, etc. We are excited to have her as part of our team. |
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04/26/2024 |
Very smart and helpful thank you |
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04/14/2024 |
Dr. Leal knows what she's doing and doesn't like to be told how to do her job she loves lungs and doesn't play with them she very passionate about it |
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04/06/2024 |
Dr. Leal showed genuine concern for my admittedly-odd symptoms, and was super thorough in making sure each issue was addressed or is scheduled to be addressed. I left feeling much less anxious than when I arrived. |
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04/06/2024 |
Visit with Dr Leal was pleasant, professional, and informative. Dr Leal and her staff are excellent at what they do. They are also kind and thoughtful in their manner. |
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03/29/2024 |
Love everything about them |
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03/29/2024 |
We love Dr. Leal! She listens and cares about my symptoms and works with me and other doctors to alleviate my side effects. We highly recommend her! |