Ofer Levy MD
Professor, Pediatrics-Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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201 Brookline AvenueBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-919-2900
Fax+1 617-730-0255
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Summary
- Dr. Ofer Levy is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical and doctoral degrees from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice >20 years. He directs the Precision Vaccines Program at BCH and serves on the U.S. FDA Vaccines & Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee. He has >200 publications and a Google Scholar H index of 74. Dr. Levy and his research have been featured on CNN, FOXNews, NBC, the New York Times, USA Today and Scientific American.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2000 - 2003- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Berson Research Award New York University School of Medicine, 2018
Clinical Trials
- Systems Biology to Identify Biomarkers of Neonatal Vaccine Immunogenicity Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Type 2 immune responses are associated with less severe COVID-19 in a hospitalized cohort.Naresh Doni Jayavelu, Jingjing Qi, Carly E Milliren, Al Ozonoff, Shanshan Liu
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Global. 2025-11-01 - Editorial for the special issue "Vaccines for the vulnerable".Asimenia Angelidou, Nicola Cotugno, Amy C Sherman, Donato Amodio, Ofer Levy
Vaccine. 2025-10-07 - A multi-omics recovery factor predicts long COVID in the IMPACC study.Gisela Gabernet, Jessica Maciuch, Jeremy P Gygi, John F Moore, Annmarie Hoch
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2025-09-09
Journal Articles
- Increasing FIM2/3 Antigen-Content Improves Efficacy of Bordetella Pertussis Vaccines in Mice in Vivo Without Altering Vaccine-Induced Human Reactogenicity Biomarkers i...Ofer Levy, MD, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts over AluminumOctober 15th, 2025
The CDC Just Changed Covid Shot Guidance — Here’s What You Should KnowOctober 6th, 2025
Right or Left Arm for Vaccines? What Experts Say, plus How to Get Flu Shot in ArizonaSeptember 19th, 2025- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- VACCINE ADJUVANT DISCOVERY PROGRAM (VADP)BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
- Immune development in early life (IDEAL) shapes vaccine response, respiratory infectious diseaseand asthmaBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
Other Languages
- Hebrew, Spanish
Industry Relationships
- Co-founder, ARMR SciencesARMR Sciences focuses on detection and prevention of opioid overdose using preventative therapeutics.2023 - Present
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