Lawrence Scott Levin, MD, FACS
Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery
Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Presbyterian Hospital & Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Children's Hospital of Phildelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Chairman Emeritus Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn Medicine
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
B.S.
(Zoology)
Duke University, 1977.
N/A
(Medicine)
St. George's University School of Medicine, 1980.
MD
(Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 1982.
Post-Graduate Training
Traveling Fellow, Clinical and Laboratory Participant, Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan, 1977-1977.
Intern, General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1982-1983.
Resident, General and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1983-1984.
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1984-1988.
Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1988-1991.
Fellow, Hand and Microvascular, Christine Kleinert Institute, Louisville, KY, 1988-1988.
A.O. Traveling Fellow, AO/ASIF Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, 1988-1988.
Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1989-1989.
Traveling Fellow, Orthopaedics, American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellowship, 1990-1990.
Traveling Fellow, Orthopaedics, American Orthopaedic Association, American, British, Canadian Traveling Fellowship, 1995-1995.
Bunnell Traveling Fellow, Hand Surgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1999-2000.
Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1983.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993.
American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1993.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, 1994.
The College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA), Honorary Fellowship of the College of Plastic Surgeons, 2006.
University of Athens, School of Medicine, Honorary Doctorate Degree, 2008.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Recertification), 2024.
Permanent link
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthoplastic Surgery
Selected Publications
Barrera J, Levine J, Levin LS, Hacquebord J.: Orthoplastic Surgery: A Practical Approach to Limb Salvage. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Jun 2026.
Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Surgical Management of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review and Algorithmic Approach. Ann Plast Surg 96: S359-S364, May 2026.
Cheung HLS, Levin LS, Smeaton C, Politi T, Thamdrup B, Santos IR, Bonaglia S.: Long-term nitrogen burial exceeds denitrification in global fjords. Nat Commun 17: 3148, Apr 2026.
Fitzgerald AM, Levin LS.: The Future of Resident Unionization. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 14: e7536, Apr 2026.
Garg R, Garg U, Khurana TS, Sung C, Levin LS, Vitale F, Milbar N.: Multimodal Assessment of Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Characteristics of Zygomaticus Major in Healthy Participants. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 14: e7639, Apr 2026.
Ilyas AM, Kirby DJ, Kasper A, Levin LS, Isaacs J.: Cold Intolerance Following Digital Nerve Injury: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Comparison of Decellularized Nerve Allograft Versus Nerve Conduits. Hand (N Y) 2026.
Tyner CE, Slotkin J, Levin LS, Tintle SM, Kaufman CL, Kisala PA, Tulsky DS.: Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Upper Extremity Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Development of New Patient-Reported Outcome Items for Hand Transplant. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026.
Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Free Flap Reconstruction of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review. Microsurgery 2026.
Varagur K, Kovach SJ, Levin LS, Azoury SC.: The Orthoplastic Approach. Clin Plast Surg 2026.
Borusiewicz M, Alkadaa L, Kovach SJ, Levin LS.: Bone Flaps for Structural Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity. Clin Plast Surg 2026.
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Last updated: 08/18/2026
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