Allan D. Levi Fund

Fund Purpose: To provide tuition support for Neurosurgery Chief Residents to take the Goodman Oral Boards Course.

Allan D. Levi, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, is a tenured Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine. Dr. Levi has a very busy clinical practice that focuses on complex spinal cord, spine and peripheral nerve disorders. He has been at the University of Miami for the last 30 years including completing a PhD in neurosciences.

Dr. Levi graduated from the University of Ottawa medical school and completed his residency at the University of Toronto, as well as a spine fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.

He has served as national director of the AANS Oral Board course for the last 16 years. He is an elected member of two of our most prestigious neurosurgical societies – the American Academy of Neurosurgery and the Society of Neurological Surgeons.

His clinical research interests have focused on developing cellular transplantation strategies to repair injuries within both the human central and peripheral nervous system. His current research interests involve serving as (1) PI on intravascular hypothermia after human cervical spinal cord injury (2) PI on the clinical development and characterization of the use of autologous human Schwann cells for peripheral nerve injuries with a lengthy gap. Dr. Levi has authored over 225 peer-reviewed publications, 50 textbook chapters and three books. He is an active NIH and DOD investigator. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurosurgery. He serves as a reviewer for several journals in neurosurgery and neuroscience.

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