Originally from Pasadena, Md., Dr. Leary went to college at U.M.B.C. where he received a B.A. in Biology. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery where he received his D.D.S.degree. Dr. Leary than joined the U.S. Army to further his education where he completed a one-year General Practice Dental Residency at Fort Jackson, S.C.and served an additional 3 years in Wuerzburg, Germany.Since leaving the military, Dr. Leary returned to Pasadena and has practiced General Dentistry in the Pasadena/Glen Burnie area.

He attended college in his hometown at Binghamton University (SUNY), where he received his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. He had published research in reproductive endocrinology during his last two years, while serving as a resident assistant and participating in student government.

Upon graduation he was accepted to The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2003. While in school, he participated in many activities. He was a teachers assistant in restorative dentistry, active in the student government, and member of the Alpha Omega dental fraternity. He also completed a minor in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

After receiving his dental degree, he began a year-long general practice residency program at St. Josephs Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He provided comprehensive dental care in an urban hospital setting. He was fortunate to be able to work with excellent dentists in all specialties of dentistry, and gained vast experience there.

Dr. Shah moved down to the Baltimore area in 2004. and joined very soon after with Dr. Leary as an associate dentist. The two became full partners in 2011. His wife is a pharmacist at the Veterans Administration Hospital in downtown Baltimore, and they have 2 children. In his spare time he enjoys hitting the gym, traveling, riding his motorcycle, and watching the Ravens!