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CURRICULUM VITAE
JOSHUA L. LEVINE, M.D.
DOB:
12/1/65 PLACE OF BIRTH: Atlanta,
Georgia MARITAL STATUS: married,
Rita Koplin, 1995 Click here to
view Dr Joshua L. Levine's Biography.
BOARD
CERTIFICATION
American Board
of Plastic Surgery
November, 2005
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Clinical Instructor,
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department
of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
EDUCATION
School of
Business
University of Hartford (1983-1984), Dean's
List
B.A.
(Political Economics)
Tulane University (1984-1987)
Pre
Med
Georgia State University (1988-1990)
M.D.
Medical
College of Georgia (1990-1994)
TRAINING
Internship & Residency
Montefiore Medical
Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1994-1999)
Chief Residency
Montefiore
Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1999-2001) T.S.
Ravikumar, M.D., Chairman
Research Fellowship
Department
of Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1996-1998) Michael
E. Zenilman, M.D., Chief of Surgery, Einstein Hospital
Plastic Surgery Residency
Department
of Plastic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College
of Medicine Berish Strauch, M.D., Chairman (2001-2003)
Cosmetic Fellowship
Department
of Plastic Surgery New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Donald Wood-Smith, M.D.,
Chief July 1-December 31, 2003
Microsurgery
Fellowship
Department of Plastic Surgery
Louisiana State University Robert Allen, M.D., Chairman January 1,
2004-June 30, 2004
LICENSURE
State
of New York, #208642, since 1998 State of Louisiana, L#15239R since 2004
State of South Carolina, #28376 since 2005
State of Connecticut, #045702, since 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
The
American Society of Plastic Surgeons Association of Academic Chairmen
PUBLICATIONS
Survival of patients in nursing homes referred for surgery.
Levine JL, Michalski SA, Patel KJ, Kalimian M, Nelson M, Ze nilman
ME.
Identification of a bioactive fragment of pancreatic reg I.
Surgical Forum. XLIX, 533-534, 1998.Levine JL, Patel KJ, Zheng
Q, AR, Zenilman ME,
A recombinant rat regenerating protein is mitogenic to pancreatic
derived cells. Journal of Surgical Research, 89, 2000.Levine JL,
Zheng Q, Patel KJ, Shuldiner AR, Zenilman ME.
Technique For Brachioplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
113 (3), 1044-1048, March, 2004. Strauch, B, Greenspun, D, Levine,
JL, Baum, T. A TechniqueForBrachioplasty.pdf
Simultaneous Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with Superior
Gluteal Artery Perforator (SGAP) Flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery,
Vol. 53, November 4, 2004.Guerra, AB, Soueid, N, Metzinger, SE,
Levine, JL, Erhard, H, Allen, RJ.
Microvascular Breast Reconstruction Using Buttock Tissue: The
Preferred Scar Location and Shape: P43. Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery. 116(3) Supplement:174-176, September 1, 2005. Babineaux,
Kelly L. MD; Granzow, Jay W. MD, MPH; Bardin, Erin BS; Horam,
Elorice BS; Levine, Joshua L. MD; Allen, Robert J. MD; Chiu, Ernest
S. MD MicrovascularBreastReconstruction.pdf
Autologous Breast Reconstruction Using the Superficial Inferior
Epigastric Artery Flap Revisited: P11. Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery. 116(3) Supplement:133, September 1, 2005. Granzow, Jay
W. MD, MPH; Chiu, Ernest S. MD; Levine, Joshua L. MD; Gautam,
Abhinav BS; Hellman, Alex BS; Rolston, William BS; Kuo, Benjamin
BS; Saullo, Thomas BS; Heitland, Andreas S. MD; Allen, Robert
J. MD AutologousBreastReconstruction.pdf
Algorithm for Autologous Breast Reconstruction for Partial Mastectomy
Defects.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 116(3):762-767, September
1, 2005. Levine, Joshua L. M.D.; Soueid, Nassif E. M.D.; Allen,
Robert J. M.D. AutologousBreastReconstructionAlogorithm.pdf
The In-The-Crease Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for
Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 118(2):
333-340, August, 2006. Levine, Joshua L. M.D.; Granzow, Jay M.D.;
Allen, Robert J. M.D. InTheCreaseInferiorGlutealArtery.pdf
Breast reconstruction with gluteal artery perforator flaps.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(6):614-21. Granzow JW,
Levine JL, Chiu ES, Allen RJ.
Breast Reconstruction Using Perforator Flaps.J Surg Oncol 2006;94(6):441-54.
Granzow JW, Levine JL, Chiu ES, Allen, RJ.
Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery:Volume 120(1)July 2007pp 1-12. Granzow, Jay W. M.D., M.P.H.;
Levine, Joshua L. M.D.; Chiu, Ernest S. M.D.; LoTempio, Maria
M. M.D.; Allen, Robert J. M.D. BreastReconstructionWithPerforatorFlaps.pdf
Breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric artery perforator
flap: 3.0-T gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging for preoperative localization
of abdominal wall perforators. Radiology. 2009 Feb;250(2):417-24.
Epub 2008 Nov 26. Chernyak V, Rozenblit AM, Greenspun DT, Levine
JL, Milikow DL, Chia FA, Erhard HA.
Simultaneous Bilateral Breast Reconstruction With In-the-Crease
Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery,
Volume 63, Number 3, pp. 249-254, September, 2009. Levine, Joshua
L. M.D., Miller, Quintessa, MD, Vasile, Julie, MD, Khoobehi, Kamran,
MD, Craigie, James, MD, Wise, Matthew W., MD and Allen, Robert
J. M.D. Simultaneous Bilateral
Breast Reconstruction With In-the-Crease Inferior Gluteal Artery
Perforator Flaps.pdf
Perforator Flaps: Recent Experience, Current Trends, and Future
Directions Based on 3974 Microsurgical Breast Reconstructions.
Massey, Marga F.; Spiegel, Aldona J.; Levine, Joshua L.; Craigie,
James E.; Kline, Richard M.; Khoobehi, Kamran; Erhard, Heather;
Greenspun, David T.; Allen, Robert J. Jr; Allen, Robert J. Sr;
for the Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction. Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery. 124(3):737-751, September 2009. Perforator
Flaps: Recent Experience, Current Trends, and Future Directions
Based on 3974 Microsurgical Breast Reconstructions.pdf
Allen RJ and Levine JL. Comment on "Factors Associated With Anatomotic
Failure After Microvascular Reconstruction of the Breast" from Plast Reconstr
Surg, 114:74-82, 2004, Manson PN at, el. In Breast Diseases, April-June, 2005,
Vol 16, Number 1, p 92.
Allen RJ and Levine JL. Comment on "Bilateral
Autogenous Breast Reconstruction Using Perforator Free Flaps: A Single Center's
Experience" from Plast Reconstr Surg, 114:83-92, 2004, Van Lanuyt K, el al.
In Breast Diseases, July-Sept, 2005, Vol 16, Number 2, p 198.
CHAPTERS
Levine JL, Zenilman ME. Age-related physiologic changes in gastrointestinal
function. In: Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery. Rosenthal
RA, Zenilman ME, Katlic M, eds. Springer-Verlag, NY.
Heimann C, Levine JL, Allen RJ. Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps.
In: Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Neligan, PC and Lipa, JE, eds.
W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. January, 2007, Volume 34,
Number 1.
Levine, JL, Reddy, PP, and Allen, RJ. Lateral thoracic flaps
in breast reconstruction. In: Oncoplastic Surgery of the Breast.
Nahabedian, Maurice, MD, FACS, editor, Saunders, Elsevier.
Robert J. Allen, Nassif E. Soueid, Julie Vasile, Timothy S.
Mountcastle, Ernest S. Chiu, and Joshua L. Levine. Superior and
Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps. In: Flaps and Reconstructive
Surgery. Fu-Chan Wei and Samir Mardini, eds. Elsevier, Inc, 2009,
Philadelphia, PA.
ABSTRACTS (Published)
Levine JL, Patel KJ, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME. Recombinant rat pancreatic
fusion protein is mitogenic to pancreatic-derived cells. Gastroenterol
114:A478, 1998.
Levine JL, Kilcullen, JK, Steinberg, JJ, Zenilman, ME. Reg
1 protein in colonic mucosa at risk for neoplasia. Gastroenterol
114:A635, 1998.
Levine JL, Patel KJ, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME, A novel reg fusion
protein is mitogenic to pancreatic derived cells. Pancreas, 17:
445, 1998.
Zenilman ME, Levine JL, Zheng Q. Effect of pancreatic duct
ligation on rat pancreatic reg I and insulin levels. Gastroenterol
116:A658, 1999.
Levine JL, Zenilman ME, Zeng Q. Longitudinal effect of rat
pancreatic duct ligation on serum reg I, glucose and insulin levels.
Gastroenterol 116:A622, 1999.
Levine JL, Whitney K, Zenilman ME. Ectopic expression of reg
protein in recurrent colon cancer. Gastroenterol 116:A1329, 1999.
Zenilman ME, Tuchman D, Zheng Q, Levine JL, Delany H. Comparison
of pancreatic reg I and III levels in acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterol
116:A1179, 1999.
Levine JL, Zheng Q, Shuldiner A, Patel KJ, Zenilman ME. Identification
of a bioactive fragment of pancreatic reg I. Gastroenterol 116:A1145,
1999.
Levine JL, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME. Development of a bioactive
recombinant rat pancreatic reg protein. Association for Academic
Surgery 31st Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 8, 1997.
Levine JL, Michalski SA, Patel KJ, Kalimian M, Nelson M, Zenilman
ME. Survival of patients in nursing homes referred for surgery.
Surgical Forum Volume, vol. XLIX, pages 533-534, 1998.
CASE REPORTS
Levine JL, Faries PL, Weinberg G. Seat belt injury presenting as bilateral
abdominal wall herniations in a child. Pediatric Emergency Care. Vol. 14, No.
5, October, 1998.
PRESENTATIONS:
ORAL
Levine JL, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME. Development of a bioactive
recombinant rat pancreatic reg protein. Association for Academic
Surgery 31st Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 8, 1997.
Levine JL, Kilcullen, JK, Zenilman, ME, Steinberg, JJ. Reg
1 protein is a marker of adenomatous changes in colonic mucosa.
The Society of University Surgeons Fortieth Annual University
Surgical Residents' Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February
14, 1998.
Levine JL, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME. Serum pancreatic reg levels
correlate with ?-cell function. New York Surgical Society Scientific
Meeting, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York,
February 18, 1998.
Levine JL, Kilcullen, JK, Steinberg, JJ, Zenilman, ME. Reg
1 protein localization in colonic mucosa at risk for neoplasia.
New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Residents’
Night, New York, New York, March 26, 1998.
Levine JL, Michalski SA, Patel KJ, Kalimian M, Nelson M, Zenilman
ME. Survival of patients in nursing homes referred for surgery.
Surgical Forum – American College of Surgeons. Orlando,
Florida, October, 26, 1998.
Levine JL, Michalski SA, Patel KJ, Kalimian M, Nelson M, Zenilman
ME. Survival of patients in nursing homes referred for surgery.
New York Surgical Society Scientific Meeting, Cornell University
Medical Center, New York, New York, November 11, 1998.
Levine JL, Zheng Q, Patel KJ, Shuldiner AR, Zenilman ME, Identification
of a bioactive fragment of pancreatic reg I. The Society of University
Surgeons Fortieth Annual University Surgical Residents' Conference,
New Orleans, LA, February 11, 1999.
Levine, JL Recombinant rat pancreatic reg fusion protein is
mitogenic to pancreatic derived cells. National Students Research
Forum, Galveston, Texas, April 9, 1999.
Levine JL. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Surgical Grand
Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
March 27, 2000.
Levine JL. Flaps and Reconstructive Techniques. Surgical Grand
Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
October 30, 2000.
Levine JL. Transumbilical Breast Augmentation. Plastic Surgery
Grand Rounds. Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, April 9, 2002.
Levine, JL. History of Reduction Mammaplasty and the Treatment
of Gigantomastia. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Montefiore Medical
Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, May 27, 2003.
Levine, JL. Autologous Fat Injection: My Experience with Dr.
Sydney Coleman and his Technique. Plastic Surgery Residents Conference.
Louisiana State University, February 20, 2004.
Levine, JL and Allen, RJ. The Buttock Lift Breast Flap. Abstract
submitted to American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery,
2005.
Levine, JL and Allen, RJ. Algorithm for Autologous Breast Reconstruction
for Partial Mastectomy Defects. Presented at The American Society
of Reconstructive Microsurgery, January, 2005, in Fajardo, Puerto
Rico.
Levine, JL. What’s New in the Field of Cosmetic Surgery?
The Bob Christopher Show (Live Radio Talk Show), Biz Radio 990,
New Orleans, LA. May 20, 2004.
Levine, JL. Transumbilical Breast Augmentation (TUBA). Louisiana
State University Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds.
Levine, JL. Microsurgical Partial Breast Reconstruction with
Lateral Thoracic Tissue. Louisiana State University Breast Conference,
New Orleans, LA, June 21, 2004.
Levine, JL. Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Surgery. “Let’s
Do Health” Memorial Medical Center Health Seminar, Delmonico
Restaurant, 1300 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA, July 30th,
2004.
Levine, JL. The In-The-Crease I-GAP Flap for Breast Reconstruction.
9th Congress of Italian and American Plastic Surgeons Conference,
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 30, 2004.
Levine, JL, and Allen, RJ. Algorithm for Autologous Breast Reconstruction
for Partial Mastectomy Defects. Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery, Nassau, Bahamas, June 6, 2005.
Levine, JL. Starting Again: How to Relocate a Perforator Flap
Breast Reconstruction Practice after a Natural Disaster. First
Annual International Meeting of the Group for the Advancement
of Breast Reconstruction. Charleston, SC, April 7, 2006.
The Role Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Perforator Flap Breast
Reconstruction- Preoperative Imaging Can Impact Surgical Strategy.
David T. Greenspun, M.D., Alla M. Rozenblit, M.D., Victoria Chernyak,
M.D., Joshua L. Levine, M.D., Heather A. Erhard, M.D., Robert
J. Allen, M.D.. Accepted for presentation at The 4th Congress
of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Athens,
Greece, June 24 - 26, 2007.
Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. Combined General
and Plastic Surgery CME Conference, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich,
Connecticut, May 16, 2007.
Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. Tampa Bay Society
of Plastic Surgery Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 17, 2007.
Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. 2nd Annual FORCE
Conference on Hereditary Breast Cancer, Tampa, Florida, May 18,
2007.
The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Perforator Flap Breast
Reconstruction-Preoperative Imaging Can Impact Surgical Strategy.
David Greenspun, Alla M. Rosenblit, Victoria Chernyak, Joshua
L. Levine, Heather A. Erhard, Robert J. Allen. World Society of
Reconstructive Microsurgery, Athens, Greece, June 24th-June 26th
2007.
Simultaneous Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with In-the-Crease
Inferior Gluteal Artery. Quitessa Miller, MD, Joshua L. Levine,
MD, Whitten Wise, MD, Robert Allen, MD. American Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery 2008 Annual Meeting, January 13th, 2008, Los Angeles,
California.
Autologous Breast Augmentation in Breast Reconstruction, Joshua
L. Levine, MD. Interdisciplinary Conference on Breast Cancer Care.
Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 29, 2008.
Aesthetic Considerations in Mastectomy and Breast Reconstructive
Surgery, Joshua L. Levine, MD. Interdisciplinary Conference
on Breast Cancer Care. Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July
29, 2008
Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, Joshua L. Levine, MD.
First Annual Meeting for BRCA (BRACHA) Patients, Tel Hashomer
Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July, 29, 2008.
Pedilced Perforator Flaps in Breast Reconstruction. Joshua
L. Levine, MD. American College of Surgeons Session on Breast
Reconstruction (invited instructorship), San Francisco, CA,
October, 13, 2008
Transverse Upper Gracilis (TUG) Flap Breast Reconstruction without
the Gracilis Muscle. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
(ASRM) 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, January 10, 2010. Maria
LoTempio, Julie Vasile,Grace Gerald, Constance Chen, Joshua L.
Levine, Robert J. Allen..
Alternative (Non-Abdominal Based) Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction.
Invited panelist and lecturer, American Society of Reconstructive
Microsurgery (ASRM) 2010 Anual Scientific Meeting, January 10,
2010. Joshua L. Levine, Maria LoTempio, Julie Vasile, Heather
Erhard, David Greenspun, Robert J. Allen.
Comparative Outcomes of Non-abdominal Based Free Fleap Breast
Reconstruction. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
(ASRM) 2010 Anual Scientific Meeting, January 12, 2010. Robert
J. Allen, Joshua L. Levine, Maria LoTempio, David Greenspun.
PRESENTATIONS:
POSTERS
Levine JL, Patel KJ, Zheng Q, Zenilman ME, A novel reg fusion
protein is mitogenic to pancreatic derived cells. Poster, American
Pancreatic Association, Chicago, IL, November 6, 1998.
Levine JL, Killcullen J, SeinbergJJ, Zenilman ME. Reg I protein
in colonic mucosa at risk for neoplasia. Poster, American Gastroenterological
Assn, New Orleans, LA, May 20, 1998.
Julie Vasile, Tiffany Newman, Martin Prince, Joshua L. Levine.
MR Lymphangiogram: A Novel Technique to Assess Lymphedema and
Treatment with Lymph Node Transfer. American Society of Reconstructive
Microsurgery (ASRM) Anual Scientific Meeting, January 2010
LIVE
SURGERY
Live Performance of Superficial
Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Free Flap for Breast Reconstruction. October
7, 2005. The Ninth International Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain,
October 5-8, 2005.
Live Performance of Bilateral Deep Inferior
Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap (DIEP) for Breast Reconstruction. Interdisciplinary
Conference on Breast Cancer Care. Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 28,
2008
Live Performance of Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap
(IGAP) and Transverse Upper Gracilis Flap (TUG) for Breast Reconstruction. Interdisciplinary
Conference on Breast Cancer Care. Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 30,
2008
CONSULTANT
FOR PUBLICATION
Be a Survivor:
Your Guide to Breast Cancer. Vladimir Lange, MD. Third Edition. June 2005, Lange
Productions.