Michael Levitt MD FAANS FAHA
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery and Radiology; Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Scientific Director, Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center
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908 Jefferson StSeattle, WA 98104
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Summary
- I am an associate professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology and an adjunct associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. I am also the Scientific Director of the Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center. My specialty is cerebrovascular/endovascular neurosurgery with a focus on minimally invasive treatment of stroke. My research, which is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and American Heart Association among others, involves applying computational fluid dynamics, 3D printing, synchrotron microtomography and materials science principles to the modeling of brain blood flow and hemorrhagic stroke. I am an Assistant Editor of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery and a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association. I also serve as neurosurgical quality assurance officer at Harborview Medical Center/Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Associate Program Director for the Neurological Surgery residency program at Harborview Medical Center.
Education & Training
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neuroendovascular Intervention (Neurological Surgery), 2014 - 2015
University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2014- University of Washington School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
MT State Medical License 2023 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2027
AK State Medical License 2023 - 2026
ID State Medical License 2023 - 2024
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Seattle "Top Doctor", Neurosurgery Castle Connolly, 2018-2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The bleeding edge of neurointervention.Dominic Nistal, Michael R Levitt
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2025-10-16 - 1 citationsStereotactic radiosurgery versus observation for intracranial low-grade dural arteriovenous fistulas.Andrea Becerril-Gaitan, Pedram Peesh, Collin Liu, Cheng-Chia Lee, Huai-Che Yang
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2025-10-15 - Hypertension Is Associated With Earlier Onset of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Women: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Kevin N Vanent, Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi, Charles C Matouk, Kevin N Sheth, Michael R Levitt
Stroke. 2025-10-01
Press Mentions
HMN 2025: How More Individuals Now Die at Dwelling After Stroke Than in Medical Amenities, Study RevealsApril 10th, 2025- More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical FacilitiesApril 9th, 2025
- More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical FacilitiesApril 9th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Improving the computational modeling of coiled cerebral aneurysms through synchrotron microtomography (Role: Principal Investigator)National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2018–2022
- Modeling of the platelet microenvironment within embolized cerebral aneurysms to predict treatment outcome (Role: Primary Mentor)National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2020–2021
- Genetic responses to hemodynamic stress in cerebral aneurysms using 3D-printed models (Role: Principal Investigator)National Institutes of Health2020–2021
- Improving computational modeling of cerebral aneurysm flow-diverting stent treatment through platelet simulations (Role: Principal Investigator)American Heart Association2018–2021
- University of Washington HUB Network for Emergency Care Clinical Trials: Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) (Role: Other Significant Contributor)National Institutes of Health2017–2021
- Genetic correlates of wall shear stress in a patient-specific 3D-printed cerebral aneurysm model (Role: Principal Investigator)University of Washington Royalty Research Fund2019–2020
Research History
- Scientific Director, Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of NeuroInterventional SurgeryMember
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
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