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William N. Levine, M.D.
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Dr. Levine joined the department in 1998 and is the Residency Program Director. He serves as the Director of Sports Medicine, Assistant Director for the Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, and is the Head Team Physician for Columbia University. At Columbia, he specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery, sports medicine and arthroscopy of all joints, and arthroscopic and reconstructive knee surgery. He is a former tennis professional and high school state champion. He lives with his wife and two daughters in New York.

In 2006, Dr. Levine was just named Deputy Editor of the Shoulder and Elbow section of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).


Click here to view Drs. Levine, Ahmad & Blaine's "Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery" book cover

 

Education:

1982 – 1986
Bachelor of Arts, Human Biology, Stanford University
Stanford, CA

1986 – 1990
Doctor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH

 

Training:

Fellowship:

1995 –1996
Fellowship in Shoulder Surgery, Columbia Shoulder Service
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY
Director: Louis U. Bigliani, MD

1997 – 1998
Fellowship in Sports Medicine, University of Maryland, Sports Medicine Department
Baltimore, MD
Director: Claude T. Moorman III, MD

Residency:

1991 –1994
Residency in Orthpedic Surgery, New England Medical Center / Tufts University Medical School
Boston, MA
Director: Michael J. Goldberg, MD

1994 –1995
Chief Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
New England Medical Center

Boston, MA

Internship:

1990 –1991
Internship in General Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital / Harvard
Medical School
Boston, MA
Director: William Silen, MD

Board Certified:

7/16/99
Diplomate of the Board, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

MEDICAL LICENSES:

New York, New Jersey, California


Professional Associations:

1996 San Diego Medical Society

1996 California Medical Society

1996 American Medical Association

1999 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

2000 Arthroscopy Association of North America: Associate Member

2000 The New York Academy of Medicine

2001 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

2001 American Orthopaedic Society For Sports Medicine - Active Member

2002 American College of Sports Medicine

2003 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) - Associate Member

2004 Arthroscopy Association of North America - Active Member

2006 American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)

2006 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) - Active Member

Dr. William Levine