PAVEL LEVY, MD, FACA, FAHA
Associate Professor Surgical Sciences; Vascular Medicine; Hypertension and Vascular Research Center; Section on Vascular Surgery, American Society of Hypertension Clinical Hypertension Specialist; Clinical Director, Hypertension and Vascular Research Clinic
Tel: 336-716-5819
Fax: 336-716-6644
E-mail: plevy@wfubmc.edu
Education:
Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine, 1978
Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem-General Surgery Residency, 1990
University of South Carolina-Vascular Surgery Fellowship, 1993
Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Vascular Medicine Fellowship, 1995
Research Description:
Primary focus of clinical research: premature lower extremity atherosclerosis in the young; vascular diseases in young; clotting abnormalities in various clinical settings; mechanisms of early atherosclerosis; mesenteric ischemia; pleiotropic action of antihypertensive therapy.
Recent Publications:
Levy PJ, Jackson SA, McCoy TP, Ferrario CM. Clinical characteristics of patients with premature lower extremity atherosclerosis associated with familial early cardiovascular disease and/or cancer. Int Angiol. 2006 Sep;25(3):304-9.
Edwards MS, Hansen KJ, Craven TE, Bleyer AJ, Burke Cl, Levy PJ, Dean RH. Associations between renovascular disease and prevalent cardiovascular disease in the elderly:a population-based study. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2004 Jan-Feb;38(1):25-35.
Levy PJ. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of peripheral arterial disease. Clinical Cornerstone 2002;4:1-15.
Levy PJ. Premature Lower Extremity Atherosclerosis: Clinical Aspects. Am J Med Sci, 2002;323(1):11-16.
Levy PJ, Yunis C, Owen J, Brosnihan KB, Smith RD, Ferrario CM. Inhibition of platelet aggregability by losartan in essential hypertension. Am J Cardiol, 2000;86:188-192.
Sprung J, Levy PJ, Tabares AH, Gottlieb A, Schoenwald PK, Olin JW. Ischemic liver dysfunction after elective repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm: Incidence and outcome. J Cardiothorc Vasc Anesth 1998;12(5):507-511.
Levy PJ, Tabares AH, Olin JW, Tuthill RJ, Gottlieb A, Sprung J. Disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with acute ischemic hepatitis after elective aortic aneurysm repair: Comparative analysis of 10 cases. J Cardiothorc Vasc Anesth 1997;11(2):141-148.
Levy PJ, Gonzalez MF, Hornung CA, Chang WW, Haynes JL, Rush DS. A prospective evaluation of atherosclerotic risk factors and hypercoagulable states in young adults with premature lower extremity atherosclerosis. J Vasc Surg 1996;23:36-45.
Levy PJ, Hornung CA, Haynes JL, Rush DS. Lower extremity ischemia in adults younger than 40 years of age: A community-wide survey of premature atherosclerotic arterial disease. J Vasc Surg 1994;19:873-881.
Levy PJ, Krausz MM, Manny J. Acute mesenteric ischemia-improved results. A retrospective analysis of 92 patients. Surgery 1990;107(4):372-380.
For a listing of additional publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.