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photo Joshua E Levenson, MD

Cardiology

Director, UPMC Center for Cardio-Oncology

Co-Director, Noninvasive Cardiology Shadyside Hospital

Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: levensonje2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500
Contact
Office: Shadyside Medical Building
1500 Centre Avenue, Suite 514
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-621-1500
Fax:
E-mail: levensonje2@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Amherst College, 2007
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2011
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Michigan Health System, 2014
Cardiology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2017
Research Interest
In addition to his interests in Cardio-Oncology and Cardiac Imaging, Dr Levenson focuses his non-clinical time on local quality and patient safety improvement within the Heart & Vascular Institute and the UPMC Health System. He has served as physician champion for the Venous Thromboembolism System-Wide Improvement campaign and led multiple projects designed to improve CPR status preference discussions between patients and providers. He also in actively involved in clinical informatics & electronic health record improvements, particularly involve physician hand-off and communication tools.
Clinical Interest
Joshua E Levenson, MD, joined the Heart and Vascular Institute in 2017. He is based primarily at UPMC Shadyside and sees patients with all aspects of cardiovascular disease. He also sees inpatients at UPMC Presbyterian and outpatients at UPMC West Mifflin. He has a clinical focus in cardio-oncology and multimodality cardiac imaging. His imaging expertise is in nuclear cardiology, advanced echocardiography and cardiovascular computed tomography (CT). He is a member of the UPMC Valve Team, Center for Cardiac Amyoidolosis, and he directs the UPMC Center for Cardio-Oncology. He is the only Board Certified Cardio-Oncologist in the School of Medicine, one of ~100 in the world.
Educational Interest
Dr. Levenson is actively involved in medical student and post-graduate education at UPMC. As Associate Director of Cardiology Fellowship Program, Dr. Levenson leads educational initiatives focused on quality and safety within the training program. He regularly facilitates resident morning report at UPMC Shadyside, hosts the monthly Cardiology Fellowship Morbidity and Mortality Conference, the monthly Cardiology Fellowship Journal Club, and the weekly HVI System-Wide Collaborative Care Teleconference. He has led small group workshops for the Sophomore Cardiology Course, Body Fluid Homeostasis Integrated Workshops Course, and the Advanced Physical Exam (APE) Course. He lectures regularly on the Pre-Clerskhip week. Dr. Levenson also regularly engages in resident education on UPMC Shadyside cardiology consultation rotation.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Brown S-A, et al, Levenson JE,... Martinez H. Advancing the care of individuals with cancer through innovation & technology: Proceedings from the cardiology oncology innovation summit 2020 and 2021. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice,. 2024; 38: 100354,ISSN2666-6022,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
Mandelkern TF, Sultan I, Levenson JE. Righting on the Wall: A Case of Medically Managed Right Ventricular Mural Endocarditis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023; May 12: doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.122.014721.
Patel A, Levenson J, Huang Z, Agha M, Dorritie K. CD-19 CART therapy and orthostatic hypotension: a single center retrospective cohort study. Cardiooncology. 2022; Apr 5;8(1):6: doi:10.1186/s40959-022-00132-3.PMID:35382903Fr.
Nowatzke J et al. Coronary artery disease and revascularization associated with immune checkpoint blocker myocarditis: Report from an international registry. European Journal of Cancer. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2022.07.018.
Garcia CA, Bhatnagar M, Rodenbach R, Chu E, Marks S, Graham-Pardus A, Kriner J, Winfield M, Minnier C, Leahy J, Hanchett S, Baird E, Arnold RM, Levenson JE. Standardization of Inpatient CPR Status Discussions and Documentation Within the Division of Hematology-Oncology at UPMC Shadyside: Results From PDSA Cycles 1 and 2. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2019.
Schelbert, EB, Testa, SM, Meier, CG, Ceyrolles, WJ, Levenson, JE, Blair, AJ, Kellman, P,, Jones, BL, Ludwig, DL, Schwartzman, D, Shroff, SG, Wong, TC. Myocardial extravascular extracellular volume fraction measurement by gadolinium cardiovascular magnetic resonance in humans: slow infusion versus bolus. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2011; 13: 16.
Levenson, JE, Kaul, DR, Saint, S, Nallamothu, BK, Gurm, HS. Clinical problem-solving. A shocking development. New England Journal of Medicine. 2013; 369(23): 2253-8.
Stoodley, P, Kathju, S, Hu, FZ, Erdos, G, Levenson, JE, Mehta, N, Dice, B, Johnson, S, Hall-Stoodley, L, Nistico, L, Sotereanos, N, Sewecke, J, Post, JC, Ehrlich, GD. Molecular and imaging techniques for bacterial biofilms in joint arthroplasty infections. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2005; 437: 31-40.
Notable Achievements
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2011
Bronze Beeper Housestaff Medical Student Teaching Award, Galens Medical Society & University of Michigan Medical Center Alumni Society, 2013
Internal Medicine Award for the Most Outstanding House Officer, University of Michigan Health System, 2014
Richard L. Simmons, MD Speak Up for Safety Award, UPMC, 2016
William M Cooper MD Excellence in Teaching Award, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Housestaff, 2019
Best Specialist Teacher of the Year, UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency, 2021
Best Lecturer, Pre-Clinical Courses, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Class of 2025, 2024
American College of Cardiology (ACC) Rick Nishimura, MD, MACC and Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, MACC Emerging Faculty Leadership Academy, 2024

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