Michael Lee Levy MD PhD, FACS, FAANS

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Skull Base

Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and UC San Diego School of Medicine and Professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine

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7910 Frost StSuite 120San Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-966-8574

Summary

I am the chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and UC San Diego School of Medicine and a professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

My expertise lies in the treatment of complex pediatric brain tumors and cerebrovascular malformations. I am also involved with the design and utilization of endoscopy and three- dimensional imaging technologies to facilitate surgery and I an advisor for the National Hydrocephalus Association, as well as a board member for the Autism Tree Project Foundation, INCA, Stemedica, Holy Innocents Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda, and Going the Distance.

When not practicing medicine, I work with the National Football League as an unaffiliated sideline physician and for the NFL Players Association as a surgical consultant.

Education & Training

USCPhD, Biophysics, 1990 - 1996
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1993
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1986
Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Child Neurology

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1988 - 2027
HI State Medical License 2012 - 2016
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2013
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2017
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2009-2017
Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2017
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

A Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells in Subjects With Ischemic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
PNOC 001: Phase II Study of Everolimus for Recurrent or Progressive Low-grade Gliomas in Children Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 13
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Vemurafenib in Children With Recurrent/Refractory BRAF Gene V600E (BRAFV600E)-Mutant Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 29
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
EARLY_PHASE1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pediatric Craniopharyngioma Survival Outcomes at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Results from a Cross-Border Neuro-Oncology Program.
Alexander Tenorio, Michael G Brandel, Gautam R Produturi, Rebeca Rivera-Gomez, Mario Ornelas
World Neurosurgery. 2025-06-30
Complex Single-Stage Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Resection: A Hybrid Pediatric Endoscopic Endonasal and Transmaxillary Approach.
Bastien A Valencia-Sanchez, Hector Fuentes Plata, Michael G Brandel, Jeeho D Kim, Danielle Levy
Operative Neurosurgery. 2025-06-16
Towards a Definition of Physiologic Vulnerability in Pediatric Spine Surgery: Identification of Key Risk Factors in a Cohort Study of Children With Neuromuscular Disea...
Muhammad S Ghauri, Sujay Rajkumar, Lauren E Stone, Michael P Kelly, Rajiv R Iyer
Global Spine Journal. 2025-05-26

Press Mentions

Testing COVID Vaccine? Fighting Cancer? Carlsbad 6-Year-Old Does BothOctober 9th, 2021
Virtual Reality, Sci-Fi Tech Being Turned into Surgeon’s Tools at SD Rady HospitalJuly 24th, 2023