
Leon Budrie, M.D.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Center for Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, & Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2022 | Universidad Anahuac/UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico City, MX, Master in Global Bioethics |
2017 | St. George's University School of Arts and Sciences, GD, Multi-Sector Health Management, M.B.A |
2016 | St. George's University School of Medicine, GD, M.D |
Postgraduate Training
2022-2024 | Clinical Ethics Fellow, Clinical Ethics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Department of College of Medicine, Texas A&M, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2024
Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pharmacology, St. George's University, 2019 - 2022
Teaching Fellow, Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, 2016 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
System Sr. Project Manager, Biomedical Ethics, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2024
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Budrie, L, Narinesingh, A. Locked out: An ethical analysis of Trinidad and Tobago's COVID-19 border closure. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health 20, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34901364.
Other Articles
- Montreuil N, Martinez A, Budrie L, Goyal S, Quiroz T, Vu C, Ayoade F, Sternberg C Aspergillus fumigatus Epidural Abscess and Postsurgical Wound Infection in an Immunocompetent Host. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases 2024(1), 2024.
- Budrie L, Alvarez Toledo N, Budrie L, Waechter R, Rayner J A Systematic Review of Severe Neurological Manifestations in Pediatric Patients with Coexisting SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Neurol. Int 13(3):410-427, 2021.
Book Chapters
- Macpherson C, Budrie L. Ch. 36: Should physicians or health organizations be environmentally active?. In: Medical Professionalism: Theory, Education, and Practice. Oxford University Press.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 19, 2025