Joseph Eric Levitt MD

Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-725-5489

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Summary

Dr. Joseph Levitt is a phonologist and critical care medicine specialist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University in California. He completed his medical education at the University of Minnesota Medical School, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Chicago, and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Medicine at the University of Chicago and Stanford University. His expertise focuses on generally pulmonary medicine and critical care. Dr. Levitt has contributed to several publications on sepsis, pneumonia, COVID-19, and ARDS and has participated in clinical trials related to ARDS, pneuomonia, and COVID-19. He has received recognition for his work, including being named a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly in 2014.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2005
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2028
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

LIPS-A: Lung Injury Prevention Study With Aspirin
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
COMPLETED
PHASE1
LIPS-B: Lung Injury Prevention Study With Budesonide and Beta
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium: Rationale, Design, and Feasibility of a National Platform for Phenotyping Critical Illness Syndromes.
Wesley H Self, Carolyn S Calfee, Samuel M Brown, Marc Moss, Lorraine B Ware
Chest. 2026-07-13
22 citations
A consensus immune dysregulation framework for sepsis and critical illnesses.
Andrew R Moore, Hong Zheng, Ananthakrishnan Ganesan, Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein, Manoj V Maddali
Nature Medicine. 2025-12-01
2 citations
Author Correction: A consensus immune dysregulation framework for sepsis and critical illnesses.
Andrew R Moore, Hong Zheng, Ananthakrishnan Ganesan, Yehudit Hasin-Brumshtein, Manoj V Maddali
Nature Medicine. 2025-12-01

Press Mentions

Covid-19: Know Thy Enemy and Divine the SignMay 30th, 2020
How Does Coronavirus Kill? Clinicians Trace a Ferocious Rampage Through the Body, from Brain to ToesApril 17th, 2020

Grant Support

1/1: ARREST RESPIRATORY FAILURE DUE TO PNEUMONIA (ARREST PNEUMONIA)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2019–2025
Early Acute Lung Injury: Prospective Evaluation Prior To Respiratory FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011