Dr. Leonetti is professor, vice chairman and heads the Division of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine where he completed his residency in otolaryngology. Dr. Leonetti did a clinical fellowship in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He also was a research fellow at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles.
Dr. Leonetti is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, American Neurotology Society, American Otologic Society, and past president of the North American Skull Base Society. He is also past president of the Chicago Laryngologic and Otologic Society, and current Board member of the Chicago Hearing Society. He is the author of more than 150 publications pertaining to the petrous carotid artery, acoustic neuromas, facial nerve, glomus tumors of the skull and a variety of otologic topics . He has also lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of basicranial surgical procedures and otologic topics.
Dr. Leonetti was the honored guest at the 2008 International Skull Base Society Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
He is the director of the Loyola Cochlear Implant Program and co-director of the Loyola Center for Cranial Base Surgery and the Loyola Center for Facial Nerver Disorders. He has performed more than 6000 Otologic surgical procedures and over 1200 combined Skull Base procedures.