Elad I. Levy | |
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 Levy at Charity event | |
| Born | August 29, 1972 Tiberias, Israel |
| Nationality | American and Israeli |
| Citizenship | USA and Israel |
| Education | Dartmouth College (1993), George Washington University School of Medicine(1997), Northeastern University (2013) |
| Known for | Endovascular neurology, stroke intervention |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurosurgery |
| Institutions | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Website | www.ubns.com |
Elad I. Levy is an American neurosurgeon, researcher, and innovator who played a major role in the development and testing of thrombectomy,[1] which improved quality of life and survival of stroke patients. He has focused his career and research on developing evidence based medicine and literature showing the benefits of thrombectomy for the treatment of stroke. He is currently Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology, and the L. Nelson Hopkins, MD Professor Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY).[2][3]
In 2011 Levy founded and is currently the president for the Program for Understanding Childhood Concussion & Stroke (PUCCS), to date this organization has raised over $750,000 which is aimed towards promoting research and preventing concussions in all sports.[4] In addition Levy is co-chair of CycleNation for the American Heart Association raising over $500,000 geared towards prevention and education of stroke and heart disease.[5] In 2013 he became the unaffiliated National Football League (NFL) Neurotrauma consultant for the Buffalo Bills.[6] In 2017 he was appointed as one of 12 National Directors to the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.[7] In 2018 he was appointed Secretary to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Executive Committee [8] and also appointed to the Ethics Committee for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.[9]
He is also the Director of Stroke Research and Director of Endovascular Stroke Treatment and Research at the Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY at Buffalo, co-director of Kaleida Health Stroke Center at the Gates Vascular Institute, and co-director of Cerebrovascular Surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY at Buffalo.[10] In 2020 Levy received his appointment as Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo due to his prolific contributions to research, innovation, leadership and academia.[11] Dr. Levy served as the president for the Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual scientific meeting in September 2023, he led a recording breaking scientific meeting in terms of attendance, scientific abstracts, and industry support.[12] Dr. Levy also served as the neurosurgery consultant for season 2 and season 3 of popular TV show Grey's Anatomy.[citation needed]
- ^ Saver, Jeffrey L.; Goyal, Mayank; Bonafe, Alain; Diener, Hans-Christoph; Levy, Elad I.; Pereira, Vitor M.; Albers, Gregory W.; Cognard, Christophe; Cohen, David J.; Hacke, Werner; Jansen, Olav; Jovin, Tudor G.; Mattle, Heinrich P.; Nogueira, Raul G.; Siddiqui, Adnan H.; Yavagal, Dileep R.; Baxter, Blaise W.; Devlin, Thomas G.; Lopes, Demetrius K.; Reddy, Vivek K.; Du Mesnil De Rochemont, Richard; Singer, Oliver C.; Jahan, Reza; SWIFT PRIME Investigators (June 11, 2015). "Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke" (PDF). The New England Journal of Medicine. 372 (24): 2285–2295. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1415061. PMID 25882376. S2CID 6570411.
- ^ "Young and poised to lead - Buffalo Business First".
- ^ "UB medical school appoints Levy new chair of the Department of Neurosurgery". www.buffalo.edu.
- ^ "PUCCS - Program for the Understanding of Childhood Concussion and Stroke". www.puccs.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "CycleNation Buffalo Raised $185,000". 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Class notes" (PDF). pitt.edu. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Leadership". American Board of Neurological Surgery.
- ^ "Executive Committee". www.cns.org. March 13, 2014.
- ^ "AANS Committees and Committee Members". www.aans.org.
- ^ "Faculty Profile". medicine.buffalo.edu.
- ^ "Five named SUNY Distinguished Professors".
- ^ "Elad I. Levy Biography - cns.org".