Elad I. Levy

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Elad I. Levy, MD, is an American neurosurgeon, researcher, and innovator. He is 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 (SUNY) at Buffalo.

Elad Levy is the Founder and President of "Program for Understanding Childhood Concussion & Stroke” (PUCCS), which aims to promote research and awareness to prevent concussion in all sports . He is also a Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons , 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, and Co-Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY at Buffalo . Levy was also elected to the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in 2017. . Levy is nationally and internationally recognized for his work in neurovascular diseases, most notably stroke .

Education and Training

Levy went to Dartmouth College to study Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. He began medical school in 1993 at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. ). Following graduation, Levy began his surgical internships and training in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the highest volume programs in the country. He completed his fellowship training in 2003 and returned to Pittsburgh to finish his residency training in 2004 .

In later years, Levy also completed his Masters of Business Administration at Northeastern University in 2013

Awards and Recognitions

• 2017: Buffalo Business First “Power 250 Award” for most influential business and community leaders
• 2015: The George Washington University “Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award” for special recognition of professional accomplishments. The “Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award” is one of the most prestigious honors bestowed by the University
• 2014: State University of New York “Chancellor’s Award” for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
• 2014: Recipient of the “2014 Hero of the Heart” Award for the American Heart Association in Western New York. Recognized as a “world renowned physician’. Given to community members who help spread the American Heart Association’s lifesaving mission

Notable Research Contributions

Levy has over 350 peer reviewed publications and has been at the forefront of numerous clinic trials that have resulted in paradigm shifts in the management of cerebrovascular diseases.

• Nogueira RG, Jadhav AP, Haussen DC, Bonafe A, Budzik RF, Bhuva P, Yavagal DR, Ribo M, Cognard C, Hanel RA, Sila CA, Hassan AE, Millan M, Levy EI, Mitchell P, Chen M, English JD, Shah QA, Silver FL, Pereira VM, Mehta BP, Baxter BW, Abraham MG, Cardona P, Veznedaroglu E, Hellinger FR, Feng L, Kirmani JF, Lopes DK, Jankowitz BT, Frankel MR, Costalat V, Vora NA, Yoo AJ, Malik AM, Furlan AJ, Rubiera M, Aghaebrahim A, Olivot J-M, Tekle WG, Shields R, Graves T, Lewis RJ, Smith WS, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL, Jovin TG, for the DAWN Trial Investigators: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct. N Engl J Med 378:11-21, January 2018 (epub November 11, 2017 DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa1706442). PMID 29129157 Open Access http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1706442

• Nogueira RG, Frei D, Kirmani JF, Zaidat O, Lazzaro M, Lopes D, Turk AS III, Heck D, Mason B, Haussen DC, Levy EI, Mehta S, Lazzaro M, Chen M, Dörfler A, Yoo AJ, Derdeyn CP, Schwamm L, Langer D, Siddiqui A, for the Penumbra Separator 3D Investigators: Safety and Efficacy of a 3-Dimensional Stent Retriever With Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy vs Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol (epub January 2, 2018 DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3967). PMID 29296999

• Spiotta AM, Derdeyn CP, Tateshima S, Mocco J, Crowley RW, Liu KC, Jensen L, Ebersole K, Reeves A, Lopes DK, Hanel RA, Sauvageau E, Duckwiler G, Siddiqui A, Levy E, Puri A, Pride L, Novakovic R, Chaudry MI, Turner RD, Turk AS: Results of the ANSWER Trial using the PulseRider for the Treatment of Broad-Necked, Bifurcation Aneurysms. Neurosurgery (epub April 25, 2017 DOI 10.1093/neuros/nyx085). PMID 28449126

• Becske T, Brinjikji W, Potts MB, Kallmes DF, Shapiro M, Moran CJ, Levy EI, McDougall CG, Szikora I, Lanzino G, Woo HH, Lopes DK, Siddiqui AH, Albuquerque FC, Fiorella DJ, Saatci I, Cekirge SH, Berez AL, Cher DJ, Berentei Z, Marosfoi M, Nelson PK: Long-Term Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes Following Pipeline Embolization Device Treatment of Complex Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Five-Year Results of the Pipeline for Uncoilable or Failed Aneurysms Trial. Neurosurgery 80:40-48, January 2017. (DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyw014) PMID 28362888

• Goyal M, Menon BK, van Zwam W, Dippel DWJ, Mitchell PJ, Demchuk AM, Dávalos A, Majoie CBLM, van der Lugt A, de Miquel MA, Donnan GA, Roos YBWEM, Bonafe A, Jahan R, Diener H-C, van den Berg LA, Levy EI, Berkhemer OA, Pereira VM, Rempel J, Millán M, Davis SM, Roy D, Thornton J, San Román L, Ribó M, Beumer D, Stouch B, Brown S, Campbell BCV, van Oostenbrugge RJ, Saver JL, Hill MD, Jovin TG, for the HERMES Collaborators: Endovascular Thrombectomy After Large-Vessel Ischaemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Five Randomised Trials. Lancet 387:1723-1731, April 2016 (epub February 18, 2016 DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00163-X). PMID 26898852

• Campbell BCV, Hill MD, Rubiera M, Menon BJ, Demchuk A, Donnan GA, Roy D, Thornton J, Dorado L, Bonafe A, Levy EI, Diener H-C, Hernandez-Perez M, Pereira VM, Blasco J, Quesada H, Rempel J, Jahan R, Davis SM, Stouch BC, Mitchell PJ, Jovin TG, Saver JL, Goyal M for the SWIFT PRIME, ESCAPE, EXTEND-IA, REVASCAT (SEER) Collaborators: Safety and Efficacy of Solitaire Stent Thrombectomy: Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Stroke 47:798-806, March 2016 (epub February 17, 2016 DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.012360). PMID 26888532 Open Access http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2016/02/17/STROKEAHA.115.012360.long

• Saver JL, Goyal M, Bonafe A, Diener H-C, Levy EI, Pereira VM, Albers GW, Cognard C, Cohen DJ, Hacke W, Jansen O, Jovin TG, Mattle HP, Nogueira RG, Siddiqui AH, Yavagal DR, Baxter BW, Devlin TG, Lopes DK, Reddy VK, du Mesnil de Rochemont R, Singer OC, Jahan R, for the SWIFT PRIME Investigators. Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy after Intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA Alone in Stroke. New Engl J Med 372:2285-2295, June 2015 (epub April 17, 2015 DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa1415061). Free article available at NEJM.org PMID 25882376.

• Derdeyn CP, Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Fiorella D, Turan TN, Janis LS, Montgomery J, Nizam A, Lane BF, Lutsep HL, Barnwell SL, Waters MF, Hoh BL, Hourihane JM, Levy EI, Alexandrov AV, Harrigan MR, Chiu D, Klucznik RP, Clark JM, McDougall CG, Johnson MD, Pride GL Jr, Lynch JR, Zaidat OO, Rumboldt Z, Cloft HJ, for the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis Trial Investigators: Aggressive Medical Treatment With or Without Stenting in High-risk Patients with Intracranial Artery Stenosis (SAMMPRIS): The Final Results of a Randomised Trial. Lancet (epub October 26, 2013 DOI)

• Becske T, Kallmes DF, Saatchi I, McDougall CG, Szikora I, Lanzino G, Moran CJ, Woo HH, Lopes DK, Berez AL, Cher DJ, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Albuquerque FC, Fiorella DJ, Berentei Z, Marosfoi M, Cekirge SH, Nelson PK: Pipeline for Uncoilable or Failed Aneurysms: Results from a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Radiology 267:858-868, June 2013 (epub February 15, 2013 DOI 10.1148/radiol.13120099). PMID: 23418004.

• Saver JL, Jahan R, Levy EI, Jovin TG, Baxter B, Nogueira RG, Clark W, Budzik R, Zaidat OO, for the SWIFT Trialists: Solitaire Flow Restoration Device versus the Merci Retriever in Acute Ischaemic Stroke (SWIFT): A Randomized, Parallel-Group, Non-Inferiority Trial. Lancet (epub August 26, 2012 DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61384-1).

• Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Derdeyn CP, Turan TN, Fiorella D, Lane BF, Janis LS, Lutsep HL, Barnwell SL, Waters MF, Hoh BL, Hourihane JM, Levy EI, Alexandrov AV, Harrigan MR, Chiu D, Klucznik RP, Clark JM, McDougall CG, Johnson MD, Pride GL Jr, Torbey MT, Zaidat OO, Rumboldt Z, Cloft HJ, for the SAMMPRIS Trial Investigators: Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis. New Engl J Med 365:993-1003, September 2011 (epub September 7, 2011 DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa1105335).

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