Lawrence Scott Levin - Faculty Biosketch

Lawrence Scott Levin, MD, FACS

Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery

Attending, Presbyterian Hospital & Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Attending, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Chair, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Attending, Children's Hospital of Phildelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-662-3340
Fax: 215-349-5890

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.
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.
Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1988-1991.
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 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1993.
American Board of Orthopaedic 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.

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Selected Publications

Levin LS.: Letter to the Editor: Comment on Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic End-Neuroma With a New Bioresorbable Copolyester Nerve Capping Device-A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Plast Surg 92: 137, Jan 2024.

Babore Y, Vance AZ, Cohen R, Mantell MP, Levin LS, Troiano M, Peacock A, Reddy S, Clark TWI.: Association between End-Stage Renal Disease and Major Adverse Limb Events after Peripheral Vascular Intervention. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2024.

Pedrini FA, Innocenti M, Hassan K, Levin LS.: Surgical Feasibility Study on Cadaver for Vascularized Wrist Joint Transplantation. J Hand Surg Am Dec 2023.

Silvestre J, Tippabhatla A, Chang B, Levin LS.: Hand Surgery Questions on the Plastic Surgery In-service Training Examination: Analysis of Content and References. Hand (N Y) Dec 2023.

Toyoda Y, Levin LS.: What is needed to ensure long-term sustainability for the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation? Curr Opin Organ Transplant 28: 446-451, Dec 2023.

Levin LS.: Discussion: Secondary Surgery after Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 152: 1125, Nov 2023.

Graf A, Ojemakinde A, Gupta S, Zelenski NA, Levin LS.: Form and Function: Technique for Free Functional Gracilis Harvest With Greater Saphenous Vein for Large Skin Paddle. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 27: 194-198, Sep 2023.

Kaiser D, Levin LS.: Fasciocutaneous Free Tissue Transfer in Limb Salvage: Prior Flap as a Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Site. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 11: e5212, Aug 2023.

Zheng Y, Zhang S, Hong JP, Hallock GG, Levin SL, Zhang Y, Min P.: Medial Plantar Artery Perforator Kiss Flap for Salvage of Extensive Palmar Skin Defect. Plast Reconstr Surg Jul 2023.

Weber EL, Schmidt EC, Steinberger Z, Dardas AZ, Hast MW, Levin LS.: Turnover Tendon Lengthening Does Not Alter Biomechanical Strength of Pronator Teres-to-Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendon Transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 151: 981e-990e, Jun 2023.