CURRICULUM VITAE
William N. Levine, MD
DATE: May 29, 2013
BIRTHPLACE: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (7/21/64)
HOMETOWN: Fargo, North Dakota
CITIZENSHIP: United States
BUSINESS ADDRESS: Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
622 W. 168th St, PH 1117
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-0762
Fax: (212) 305-4040
Office Coordinator: Melissa DelaSanta
E-mail: wnl1@columbia.edu
HOME ADDRESS: 220 Riverside Boulevard, #3N
New York, NY 10069
212-787-5269
Family: Wife: Jill Konviser Levine
Daughter: Sonya Belle, 5/15/95
Daughter: Clare Simone 7/22/05
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
2005 – present Attending in Orthopaedic Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
PRESENT POSITION:
2007 – Present Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University
New York, New York
2004 – Present Vice Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2002 – present Residency Program Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2001 – present Co-Fellowship Director
Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine Fellowship
1998 – present Director, Sports Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Shoulder, Elbow and
Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
1998 – present Head Team Physician
Columbia University
COMMITTEES/FACULTY INVOLVEMENT:
1998 – 2007 Clinical Practice I Supervisor (1st year medical students)
1998 – present Residency Education Committee
1998 – present Director, Arthroscopy Laboratory
2000 – present Director, Residency Education
2001 – present Graduate Medical Education Committee
2001 – 2002 Associate Residency Director
2001 – present Executive Director, Columbia Shoulder Society
2004 – 2007 AAOS Orthopaedic Basic Science Evaluation Subcommittee
2004 – 2005 Co-Chair; Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee on Resident Supervision
2004 – present AAOS Upper Extremity Evaluation Subcommittee
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American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon’s (ASES) Closed Meeting Program Committee
2005 – present ASES Education Committee
2006 – present AOA Residency Education Committee
2007 – 2009 AAOS CME Committee
2008 – 2010 AOSSM Board of Directors
2007 – 2011 AOSSM Publications Committee
2007 – 2009 Graduate Medical Education, Vice Chairman
2009 – 2011 Graduate Medical Education, Chairman
2008 – 2010 AOA Academic Leadership Committee
2008 – 2010 AOA Sub-committee – Program Directors’ Organization Development
2008 – 2010 AOA Critical Issues Committee
2008 – 2011 AOA Program Committee
2008 – 2011 AOA Resident Leadership Forum (RLF) Committee
2009 AOA Resident Leadership Forum (RLF) Program Chair
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ASES Closed Meeting – Program Chair
2009 ASES International Symposium on Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy – Program Chair
2010 – present AAOS/ASES Instructional Course Lectures Subcommittee – Chairman
2010 – present ASES Closed Meeting Committee
2010 – 2012 AOA Executive Committee – Member-at-Large
2010 – 2012 AOA Membership Committee
2010 – 2012 AOA Finance Committee
2011 AOA Annual Meeting – Program Chair
2011 - present AOSSM STOP Youth Sports Injuries
Chair, Steering Committee
2011 – present ASES Open Program Committee – 2013
Chicago, IL
2011 – 2015 ASES Exchange Fellowship Committee
Co-Chair
2009 – present BOS Match Oversight Committee (ASES representative)
2012 – 2013 AOA Executive Committee – Secretary elect
2013-2016 AOA Executive Committee – Secretary
EDUCATION:
1978 – 1982 Fargo South High School
Fargo, North Dakota
1982 – 1986 Bachelor of Arts, Human Biology
Stanford University
Stanford, California
1986 – 1990 Doctor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING:
1990 –1991 Internship in General Surgery
Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Director: William Silen, MD
1991 –1994 Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
New England Medical Center/Tufts University Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Director: Michael J. Goldberg, MD
1994 –1995 Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
New England Medical Center
1995 –1996 Fellowship in Shoulder Surgery
Columbia Shoulder Service/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Director: Louis U. Bigliani, MD
1997 –1998 Fellowship in Sports Medicine
University of Maryland/Sports Medicine Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Director: Claude T. Moorman III, MD
2011 Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers
Harvard School of Public Health
Director: Professor Eoin Trevelyan
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
1996 –1997 San Diego Orthopaedic Associates Medical Group
4060 Fourth Avenue, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92103
619-299-8500
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
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American Medical Association
2000 – 2004 Arthroscopy Association of North America: Associate Member
2001 – present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
2001 – present American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) – Active Member
2003 – 2006 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) – Associate Member
2004 – 2010 Arthroscopy Association of North America: Active Member
2006 – present American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
2006 – present American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) – Active Member
2009 – present Interurban Society
2010 – present Herodicus Society
2010 – present National Hockey League Player’s Association (NHLPA) Consultant
HONORARY SOCIETIES:
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Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1995 – 1996 Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1996 – 1997 Clinical Instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
1997 –1998 Clinical Instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
1998 – 2003 Assistant Professor
Columbia University
New York, New York
2003 – 2007 Associate Professor
Columbia University
New York, New York
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
7/15/95 Orthopaedic Written Boards – Pass
7/16/99 Diplomate of the Board, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
3/1/08 Recertified – ABOS 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2019
11/7/08 SSC – Sports Medicine (through 12/31/2018)
MEDICAL LICENSES: New York #199156 (exp 6/30/14)
New Jersey #67494 (exp 6/30/13)
California #A52343 (exp 7/31/13)
DEA: BL 3665570 (3/31/14)
AWARDS:
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Harris S. Yett Award in Orthopaedics
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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Springer-Verlag “Outstanding Resident Paper Award”
AOA Residents Conference
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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AOSSM Mentor Program
Mentor: Wayne Sebastianelli, MD (Penn State University)
2003 ASES Traveling Fellowship Program
1 of 2 North American Orthopaedic Surgeons chosen to represent the ASES on an academic tour of Europe’s leading shoulder and elbow centers
2005 AAOS Leadership Fellows Program (LFP)
2006 32nd Annual Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum
1st Prize – Conor Kleweno, Doris Duke Fellow
2006 Charles S. Neer, MD Teacher of the Year Award
Awarded to the NYOH/Columbia University Faculty Member
who demonstrates enthusiasm, passion and dedication to resident education
2007 Aircast Award for Clinical Science – “Improved Outcomes with Non-Operative Treatment of SLAPs” – AOSSM 2007 Annual Meeting, Calgary, CAN.
2001 – present “Top Doctor: Sports Medicine”: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
“Top Doctor: Sports Medicine”: New York Magazine
2010 “Behind the Scenes” Award – Columbia University Athletics
Varsity C Awards Reception
2011 NIRA Award Winner – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
Selected as the BEST poster/paper of the ~600 submitted
Long Beach, CA 1-15-11
2011 Hall of Fame Inductee – Fargo South High School
Fargo, North Dakota
September 9, 2011
2012 Charles W. Baumfolk Award for Distinguished Contributions in
Teaching in the Clinical Years
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
May 16, 2012
2012 “The 28 Top US Shoulder Surgeons” – Orthopaedics This Week 8(21), June 26, 2012
TEAM COVERAGE:
1998 – present Head Team Physician
Columbia University
2001 – present Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
City College of New York (CCNY)
2005 – present National Football League (NFL) Neutral Site Physician
2008 – present Consultant, New York Yankees
1998 – 2001 Head Team Physician
City College of New York (CCNY)
2000 – 2001 Consultant Team Physician
Efes Pilsen Professional Basketball Team
Istanbul, Turkey
1997 – 1998 Fellow Team Physician
NFL Baltimore Ravens
1997 – 1998 Fellow Team Physician
University of Maryland Terrapins
1997 – 1998 Fellow Team Physician
Coppin State College
1997 – 1998 Fellow Team Physician
University of Maryland-Baltimore
EVENT COVERAGE:
1998 Orthopaedic Consultant
NYC Marathon
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Team Leader: Orthopaedic Tent
NYC Marathon
2002 USGA United States Open
Bethpage Golf Course, New York
2001 – present Tournament of Champions Professional Squash Tournament
Grand Central Station, New York
RESEARCH SUPPORT/GRANTS:
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Freehill M, Mow VC, Levine WN: National Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows Foundation $5000 1999 Winner. Latissimus dorsi transfer for irreparable rotator cuff tears: A biomechanical analysis.
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Levine WN: Smith-Nephew Research Fellowship Grant $50,000 1999.
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Brandon M, Levine WN: Shoulder flexibility adaptive changes in high school baseball players. NIH Medical Student Grant $3,000. 2000
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Murthi A, Blaine TA, Levine WN: Inflammatory mediators in subacromial bursitis and impingement syndrome. Arthroscopy Association of North America. $14,886. 2001
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Soltz BA, Hung CT, Ateshian G, Levine WN: Laser-assisted cartilage repair using collagen adhesives. SBIR NIH Grant. $15,000. 2002
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Levine WN, Gardner T, Ahmad CS: Femoral fixation strength for hamstring ACL grafts. $10,790. Arthrex, INC. 2002
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Heilman N, Clark AM, Ahmad CS, Levine WN: ACL laxity and quadriceps/hamstring mismatch in pre-menarchal athletes. NIH Medical Student Grant $3,000. 2002
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Daines B, Ahmad CS, Gardner T, Levine WN: Femoral fixation strength for Bone-tendon-bone ACL grafts. NIH Medical Student Grant $3000. 2003
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Lauerman M, Ahmad CS, Levine WN: Quadriceps/hamstring mismatch in pre-menarchal athletes – Development of a rehabilitation program to improve hamstring strength. NIH Medical Student Grant $3000. 2003
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Park M, Levine WN: OREF JBJS Journal Club Grant. $2500. 2003
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Lu H, Levine WN: Co-culture of osteoblasts and fibroblasts to improve soft tissue healing to bone. R-21 NIH Grant, $350,000. 2005
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Lu H, Levine WN: Co-culture of osteoblasts and fibroblasts to improve soft tissue healing to bone. MTF Grant, $100,000. 2006
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Bjerke-Krolle B, Levine WN: Simian Rotator Cuff Model. Summer Medical Student NIH Grant. $3000. 2006
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Gleiber M, Levine WN: OREF JBJS Journal Club Grant. $2500. 2006
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Su B, Levine WN: OREF JBJS Journal Club Grant. $2500. 2007
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Prince D, Levine WN: OREF JBJS Journal Club Grant. $2000. 2008
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McKean J, Levine WN: OREF JBJS Journal Club Grant. $2000. 2011
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Lu H, Levine WN: Nanofiber scaffold for healing augmentation in a rotator cuff model. Bioaccelerate Grant - $250,000. 2012
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Lu H, Levine WN: Nanofiber scaffold for healing augmentation in a rotator cuff model. Coulter Foundation Grant - $160,000. 2012
EDITOR
2011 – present Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Newsletter – Shoulder and Elbow
DEPUTY EDITOR
2007 – present Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Shoulder and Elbow
C0-EDITOR
2010 – 2011 Sports Medicine Update – American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
EDITORIAL STAFF
2010 – present Orthopedics Today – Shoulder and Elbow
PEER REVIEWER:
2000 – present Consultant reviewer for American Journal of Sports Medicine
2002 – present Consultant reviewer for Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
2000 – present Consultant reviewer for Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
EDITORIAL BOARD
2005 – present Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
MULTIMEDIA
2000 Selective Exposures of the Shoulder– Senior Editor
AAOS CD-ROM: Faculty – Jon JP Warner, Evan L. Flatow, Jeffrey Abrams, Steve Burkhart, Anthony Romeo, Michael Wirth
2001 Rotator Cuff: Diagnosis and Treatment
AAOS CD-ROM
2002 Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
AAOS: Anterior Shoulder Instability
2003 The Athlete’s Shoulder
Multidirectional Instability
AAOS Multimedia Case Development
2004 Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics: Proximal Humeral Fractures
Open Reduction and internal fixation – Greater Tuberosity Fractures
AAOS DVD
2004 – 2009 Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)
Shoulder and Elbow Section Editor
2006 Standing Room Only
AAOS CD-ROM – Editor
2006 Proximal Humerus Fractures
AAOS CD-ROM – Greater Tuberosity Fractures
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Examination of the Shoulder
Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
2013 AAOS Annual Meeting – Chicago, IL 3/18/13
DVD – Calcific Tendinitis
TEACHING
5/4/10 Thesis Defense Committee for Kristen Moffat, PhD Candidate Mechanical Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
2004 Thesis Defense Committee for Zohara Cohen, PhD Candidate Mechanical Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
CLINICAL FELLOWS
Michael Wiater, MD 1998-1999
Treg Brown, MD 1998-1999 (6 months)
Theodore Blaine, MD 1999-2000
Michael Freehill, MD 1999-2000
Greg Bauer, MD 2000-2001
Anand Murthi, MD 2000–2001
Ray Carroll, MD 2001-2002
Greg Lervick, MD 2001-2002
Rolando Izquierdo, MD 2002-2003
Walter Stanwood, MD 2002-2003
Kevin Setter, MD 2002-2003
Ilya Voloshin, MD 2003-2004
Sean Bak, MD 2004-2005
Steve Goldberg, MD 2004-2005
John Bell, MD 2005-2006
Sara Edwards, MD 2005 – 2006
Matt Kippe, MD 2006-2007
Duong Nguyen, MD 2006-2007
Matt Bahu, MD 2007-2008
Aaron Covey, MD 2007-2008
Chad Marion, MD 2008-2009
Katie Vadasdi, MD 2008 -2009
Karen Boselli, MD 2009-2010
Michael Greiwe, MD 2009-2010
Stephanie Hsu, MD 2010-2011
Todd Moen, MD 2010-2011
Ian Byram, MD 2011-2012
Mike Kim, MD 2011-2012
Oke Anakwenze, MD 2012-2013
Jai Iyenagar, MD 2012-2013
Eugene Brabston, MD 2013-2014
Balazs Galdi, MD 2013-2014
David Kovacevic, MD 2014-2015
Justin Hodgins, MD 2014-2015
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Peer Reviewed Articles:
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Levine WN, Leslie BM: The use of ultrasonography to detect a radiolucent foreign body in the hand. A case report. J Hand Surg 18(2): 218-220, 1993.
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Levine WN, Goldberg MJ: Escherichia vulneris: Osteomyelitis of the knee from a wooden foreign body. Orthop Rev 13(3): 262-265, 1994.
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Levine WN, Richmond JC, Donaldson WR: Use of the suture anchor in Bankart reconstruction: A follow-up report. Am J Sports Med 22(5): 723-726, 1994.
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Rosenberg BN, Richmond JC, Levine WN: Long-term follow-up of Bankart reconstruction – Incidence of late degenerative glenohumeral arthrosis. Am J Sports Med 23(5): 538-544, 1995.
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Levine WN, Ozuna RM, Scott RD, Thornhill TS: Conversion of failed modern UKA to TKA. J Arthroplasty 11: 797-801, 1996.
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Bigliani LU, Codd TP, Connor PM, Levine WN, Littlefield MA, Hershon SJ: Shoulder motion and laxity in the professional baseball player. Am J Sports Med 25: 609-613, 1997.
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Levine WN, Glasson JM, Djurasovic M, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: Results correlated to degree of glenoid wear. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 6: 449-454, 1997.
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Bigliani LU, Levine WN: Current concepts review: Subacromial impingement syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg 79A: 1854-1868, 1997.
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Levine WN, Connor PM, Yamaguchi K, Self E, Arroyo JS, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Humeral head replacement for proximal humeral fractures. Orthopedics 21: 68-75, 1998.
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Levine WN, Barron OA, Yamaguchi K, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Arthroscopic distal clavicle resection from a bursal approach. Arthroscopy 14: 52-56, 1998.
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Levine WN, Arroyo JS, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Open revision stabilization surgery for recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability. Am J Sports Med 28: 156-160, 2000.
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Brown TD, Newton PM, Steinmann SP, Levine WN, Bigliani LU: Rotator cuff tears and associated nerve injuries. Orthopedics 23: 329-332, 2000
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Levine WN, Bergfeld JA, Tessendorf W, Moorman CT III: Intramuscular corticosteroid injection for hamstring injuries: A 13-year experience in the NFL. Am J Sports Med 28: 297-300, 2000.
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Park JY, Levine WN, Marra G, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Portal-extension approach for the repair of small and medium rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med 28: 312-316, 2000.
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Cohen NP, Levine WN, Marra G, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Brown AR, Bigliani LU: Indwelling interscalene catheter anesthesia in the surgical management of the stiff shoulder: A report of 100 consecutive cases. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 9: 268-274, 2000.
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Zawadsky M, Wiater JM, Levine WN, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU: Osteolysis of the distal clavicle: Long-term results of arthroscopic resection. Arthroscopy 16: 600-605, 2000.
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Levine WN, Flatow EL: Current concepts review: The pathophysiology of shoulder instability. Am J Sports Med 28: 910-917, 2000.
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Ahmad CS, Cohen ZA, Levine WN, Ateshian GA, Mow VC: Biomechanical and topographic considerations for autologous osteochondral grafting in the knee. Am J Sports Med 29: 201-206, 2001.
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Shubin Stein BE, Wiater JM, Pfaff C, Bigliani LU, Levine WN: Detection of acromioclavicular joint pathology in asymptomatic shoulders using magnetic resonance imaging. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 10: 204-208, 2001.
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Cohen ZA, Roglic H Grelsamer RP, Henry JH, Levine WN, Mow VC, Ateshian GA: Patellofemoral stresses during open and closed kinetic chain exercises: An analysis using computer simulation. Am J Sports Med 29: 480-487, 2001.
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Cohen NP, Gosset J, Staron RB, Levine WN: Vertebral sarcoidosis of the spine in a football player: Case report and literature review. American Journal of Orthopaedics 30: 875-877, 2001.
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Park M, Blaine TA, Levine WN: Shoulder dislocation in the young athlete. Current concepts in treatment. Physician and Sports Medicine 30: 41-48, 2002.
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Herrera M, Bauer G, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Bigliani LU, Levine WN: Infection after mini-open rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2002; 11: 605-609
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Yamaguchi K, Levine WN, Marra G, Galatz LM, Klepps S, Flatow EL: Transitioning to arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: The pros and cons. J Bone Joint Surg 85-A: 144-155, 2003.
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Ahmad CS, Cohen Z, Levine WN, Gardner T, Ateshian GA, Mow VC: Co-dominance of the Individual PCL Bundles: An Analysis of Bundle Lengths and Orientation. Am J Sports Med 2003; 31: 221-225
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Ahmad, CS, Freehill MQ, Blaine TA, Levine WN, Bigliani LU: Anteromedial Capsular Redundancy and Labral Deficiency in Shoulder Instability. Am J Sports Med 31: 247-252, 2003.
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Park MC, Murthi AM, Roth NS, Blaine TA, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Two-Part and three-part fractures of the proximal humerus treated with suture fixation. Journal of OrthopaedicTrauma 2003; 17(5): 319-25
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Sugalski M, Wiater JM, Bigliani LU, Levine WN: Coracobrachialis brevis: An anatomic anomaly. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2003; 12: 306-307
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Yamaguchi K, Levine WN, Marra G, Galatz LM, Klepps S, Flatow EL: Transitioning to arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: The pros and cons. InstrCourse Lect 52: 81-92, 2003.
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Cohen ZA, Mow VC, Henry JH, Levine WN, Ateshian GA: Templates of the Cartilage Layers of the Patellofemoral Joint and their Use in the Assessment of Osteoarthritic Cartilage Damage. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 11: 569-579, 2003.
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Wasserlauf B, Gosset J, Rosenthal DI, Levine WN: Osteoid osteoma of the glenoid: Minimally invasive treatment. American Journal of Orthopedics 2003 32: 405-407.
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Lervick GN, Carroll RM, Levine WN: Complications after hemiarthroplasty for fractures of the proximal humerus. Instr Course Lect 52: 3-12, 2003.
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Ahmad CS, Groh M, Arnouk J, Gardner T, Levine WN: Mechanical properties of soft tissue femoral fixation devices for ACL reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 2004 32: 1-10.
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Ahmad CS, Levine WN, Bilgiani LU: Cutting Edge – Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Orthopedics 2004 27: 570-582.
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