Matthew H. Levine, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery
Attending Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director and Primary Surgeon, Kidney Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgical Director for the Transplant Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Ravdin Courtyard
Level 2
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Ravdin Courtyard
Level 2
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7367
Fax: 215-615-4900
Fax: 215-615-4900
Education:
B.S. (Biochemistry)
Brown University, Providence, RI , 1994.
M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2001.
Ph.D. (Immunobiology)
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2001.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biochemistry)
Brown University, Providence, RI , 1994.
M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2001.
Ph.D. (Immunobiology)
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2001.
Selected Publications
Tran BV, Moris D, Markovic D, Zaribafzadeh H, Henao R, Lai Q, Florman SS, Tabrizian P, Haydel B, Ruiz RM, Klintmalm GB, Lee DD, Taner CB, Hoteit M, Levine MH, Cillo U, Vitale A, Verna EC, Halazun KJ, Tevar AD, Humar A, Chapman WC, Vachharajani N, Aucejo F, Lerut J, Ciccarelli O, Nguyen MH, Melcher ML, Viveiros A, Schaefer B, Hoppe-Lotichius M, Mittler J, Nydam TL, Markmann JF, Rossi M, Mobley C, Ghobrial M, Langnas AN, Carney CA, Berumen J, Schnickel GT, Sudan DL, Hong JC, Rana A, Jones CM, Fishbein TM, Busuttil RW, Barbas AS, Agopian VG: Development and validation of a REcurrent Liver cAncer Prediction ScorE (RELAPSE) following liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium Liver Transplantation 29(7): 683-697, July 2023.Benson AB, D'Angelica MI, Abrams T, Abbott DE, Ahmed A, Anaya DA, Anders R, Are C, Bachini M, Binder D, Borad M, Bowlus C, Brown D, Burgoyne A, Castellanos J, Chahal P, Cloyd J, Covey AM, Glazer ES, Hawkins WG, Iyer R, Jacob R, Jennings L, Kelley RK, Kim R, Levine M, Palta M, Park JO, Raman S, Reddy S, Ronnekleiv-Kelly S, Sahai V, Singh G, Stein S, Turk A, Vauthey JN, Venook AP, Yopp A, McMillian N, Schonfeld R, Hochstetler C: NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Biliary Tract Cancers, Version 2.2023 Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 21(7): 694-704, July 2023.
Roll GR, Bray RA, Cooper M, Eagar TN, Gebel HM, Vranic GM, Hitchman KMK, Houp J, Kamoun M, Killian J, Kim J, Kumar V, Levine M, Lovasik BP, Lunow-Luke T, Parsons RF, Pattanayak V, Ranch D, Shah A, Stock PG, Timofeeva OA, Trofe-Clark J, Wongjirad C, Yeh H, Yi S, Rajalingam R: COVID-19 infection and vaccination rarely impact HLA antibody profile in waitlisted renal transplant candidates- a multicenter cohort. Human Immunology 84(4): 278-285, April 2023.
Elizabeth M Sonnenberg, Jesse Y Hsu, Jordana B Cohen, Vishnu S Potluri, Zhi Geng, Matthew H Levine, Peter L Abt, Peter P Reese : Acute Kidney Injury in Deceased Organ Donors and Kidney Transplant Outcomes: A National Cohort Study using a Novel Data Source Annals of Surgery 276(6): e982-e990, Dec 2022.
Hernandez P, O'Brien C, Concors SJ, Wang Z, Ge G, Hancock WW, Levine MH: The Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, Raloxifene, Is Protective Against Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation 106(11): 2166-2171, Nov 2022.
Zhao K, Wang R, Kamoun M, Callans L, Bremner R, Rame E, McLean R, Cevasco M, Olthoff KM, Levine MH, Shaked A, Abt PL: Incidence of Acute Rejection and Patient Survival in Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation 28(9): 1500-1508, Sep 2022.
Hsiao WC, Abt P, Amaral S, Levine M, LaRosa C: Late renal allograft torsion in a pediatric transplant recipient. Pediatric transplantation 26(3): e14210, May 2022.
Siska PJ, Jiao J, Matos C, Singer K, Berger RS, Dettmer K, Oefner PJ, Cully MD, Wang Z, QuinnIII WJ, Oliff KN, Wilkins BJ, Christensen LM, Wang L, Hancock WW, Baur JA, Levine MH, Ugele I, Mayr R, Renner K, Zhou L, Kreutz M, Beier UH: Kynurenine induces T cell fat catabolism and has limited suppressive effects in vivo. EBioMedicine 74: 103734, Dec 2021.
Akimova T, Zhang T, Christensen LM, Wang Z, Han R, Negorev D, Samanta A, Sasson IE, Gaddapara T, Jiao J, Wang L, Bhatti TR, Levine MH, Diamond JM, Beier UH, Simmons RA, Cantu E, Wilkes DS, Lederer DJ, Anderson M, Christie JD, Hancock WW: Obesity-related IL-18 Impairs Treg Function and Promotes Lung Ischemia-reperfusion Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 204(9): 1060-1074, Nov 2021.
Krumeich LN, Mancinelli J, Cucchiara A, Eddinger K, Aufhauser D Jr, Goldberg DW, Siegelman ES, Rosen M, Reddy KR, Hoteit M, Furth EE, Olthoff KM, Shaked A, Levine M, Abt P: Occult Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated With Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Liver Transplant Recipients. Liver Transplantation 27(9): 1248-1261, Sep 2021.