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Michael Levitt, MD, Neurosurgery, Seattle, WA, UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center

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Neurosurgery • Seattle, WA

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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Overview of Dr. Levitt

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 Center
    Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2014 - 2015
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2014
  • University of Washington School of Medicine
    University of Washington School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • AK State Medical License
    AK 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

Press Mentions

  • Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation Recognizes UW Medicine's Harborview Medical Center as a CCM Clinical Center
    Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation Recognizes UW Medicine's Harborview Medical Center as a CCM Clinical CenterNovember 23rd, 2022
  • Trust in Fauci on COVID-19 Is a Democrat-Media Creation Because He Is on Their Side
    Trust in Fauci on COVID-19 Is a Democrat-Media Creation Because He Is on Their SideJuly 27th, 2020

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

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Michael Levitt, Dr. Michael Levitt, MD, Dr. M Levitt