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Lisa D. Levine, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Michael T. Mennuti, M.D., Associate Professor in Reproductive Health
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, 2 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6913
Lab: Lisa.Levine@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry/Pre-med)
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA , 2001.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2006.
MSCE (Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013.
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Selected Publications

Levine LD, Downes KL, Elovitz MA, Parry S, Sammel MD, Srinivas SK: Mechanical and Pharmacologic Methods of Labor Induction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol 128(6): 1357-1364, Dec 2016 Notes: 27824758.

Levine LD, Downes KL, Parry S, Elovitz MA, Sammel MD, Srinivas SK: A validated calculator to estimate risk of cesarean after an induction of labor with an unfavorable cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol 218(2): e1-254.e7, Feb 2018 Notes: PMCID: PMC5807156.

Hamm RF, Downes KL, Srinivas SK, Levine LD: Using the Probability of Cesarean from a Validated Cesarean Prediction Calculator to Predict Labor Length and Morbidity. Am J Perinatol 36(6):561-566, May 2019 Notes: PMC6491246.

Levine L, Sciscione A: Foley Catheter for Outpatient Cervical Ripening: Review of the Evidence and a Proposed Model of Care Am J Perinatol 36 (14), 1528-1532, Dec 2019.

Hamm RF, McCoy J, Oladuja A, Bogner HR, Elovitz MA, Morales KH, Srinivas SK, Levine LD: Maternal Morbidity and Birth Satisfaction After Implementation of a Validated Calculator to Predict Cesarean Delivery During Labor Induction. JAMA Netw Open 2;3(11):e2025582, Nov 2020.

Hamm RF, Srinivas SK, Levine LD: A standardized labor induction protocol: impact on racial disparities in obstetrical outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol-MFM 2(3):100148, Aug 2020.

Hamm RF, Srinivas SK, Mccoy J, Morales KH, Levine LD. : Standardized Cesarean Risk Counseling with Induction: Impact on Racial Disparities in Birth Satisfaction. Am J Perinatol Nov 2021.

Levine LD, Sammel MD, Hirshberg A, Elovitz MA, Srinivas SK: Does stage of labor at time of cesarean affect risk of subsequent preterm birth? Am J Obstet Gynecol 212(3): 360.e1-7, March 2015 Notes: PMC4346465.

Levine LD, Srinivas SK.: Length of second stage of labor and preterm birth in a subsequent pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 214(4): 535.e1-4, April 2016 Notes: PMC4808599.

Levine LD, Ky B, Chirinos JA, Koshinski J, Arany Z, Riis V, Elovitz MA, Koelper N, Lewey J.: Prospective Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk 10 Years After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy. J of the Amer College of Cardiology 79(24):2401-2411, June 2022.

Irizarry OC, Levine LD, Lewey J, Boyer T, Elovitz MA, Arany Z: Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of Periparum Cardiomyopathy between African American and non-African American women. JAMA Cardiol 2(11): 1256-1260, Nov 2017 Notes: PMC5815055.

Kim YY, Goldberg LA, Awh K, Bhamare T, Drajpuch D, Hirshberg A, Partington SL, Rogers R, Ruckdeschel E, Tobin L, Venuti M, Levine LD: Accuracy of risk prediction scores in pregnant women with congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis 14(3):470-478, May 2019 Notes: PMC6559836.

Lewey J, Levine LD, Elovitz MA, Irizarry OC, Arany Z: Importance of Early Diagnosis in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Hypertension 75(1):91-97, Jan 2020 Notes: PMC6906246

Levine LD, Lewey J, Koelper N, Downes KL, Arany Z, Elovitz MA, Sammel MD, Ky B: Persistent cardiac dysfunction on echocardiography in African American women with severe preeclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertens 17: 127-132, Jul 2019.

Lopes Perdigao J, Hirshberg A, Koelper N, Srinivas SK, Sammel MD, Levine LD: Postpartum blood pressure trends are impacted by race and BMI. Pregnancy Hypertens 20:14-18, April 2020.

Lopes Perdigao J, Lewey J, Hirshberg A, Koelper N, Srinivas SK, Elovitz MA, Levine LD: Furosemide for Accelerated Recovery of Blood Pressure Postpartum in women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Hypertension 5;77(5):1517-1524, May 2021.

Peterson JA, Sandgren K, Levine LD: Severe preterm preeclampsia: an examination of outcomes by race. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2(4):100181, Nov 2020.

Hamm RF, Wang EY, Levine LD, Srinivas SK.: Association Between Race and Hemoglobin at Delivery or Need for Transfusion When Using Race-Based Definitions for Treatment of Antepartum Anemia. Obstet Gynecol PMC8288460, Jul 2021.

Lewey J, Murphy S, Zhang D, Putt ME, Elovitz MA, Riis V, Patel MS, Levine LD: Effectiveness of a Text-Based Gamification Intervention to Improve Physical Activity Among Postpartum Individuals With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol 1;7(6):591-599, Jun 2022.

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