RichardMLevitanMD

Emergency Medicine • Littleton, NH

Professor, Emergency Medicine, Jefferson Medical College-Thos Jefferson Univ

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Office
600 Saint Johnsbury Rd
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone(603) 444-9000
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Summary

Dr. Richard Levitan, MD is a board certified emergency medicine physician in Littleton, New Hampshire. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New Hampshire, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with Littleton Regional Healthcare and White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1990 - 1994
NYU Grossman School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2015 - 2021
NH State Medical License 2012 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 1997
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1997
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Redirecting the Laryngoscopy Debate and Optimizing Emergency Airway Management.
George Kovacs, Richard M. Levitan> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Dec 1
11 citations
Pulse Oximetry as a Biomarker for Early Identification and Hospitalization of COVID‐19 Pneumonia
Richard M. Levitan> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Aug 1
1 citations
The High-Risk Airway.
Jorge Cabrera, Jonathan Auerbach, Andrew H Merelman, Richard M. Levitan> ;Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2020 May 1
189 citations
Early Self-Proning in Awake, Non-intubated Patients in the Emergency Department: A Single ED's Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Nicholas D. Caputo, Reuben J. Strayer, Richard M. Levitan> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 May 1
20 citations
Clinical Cadavers as a Simulation Resource for Procedural Learning.
George Kovacs, Richard M. Levitan, Rob Sandeski> ;AEM education and training. 2018 Jun 6
6 citations
Front-of-neck airway meets front-of-neck simulation: improving cricothyroidotomy skills using a novel open-access three-dimensional model and the Airway App.
Laura V. Duggan, Shannon L. Lockhart, Kali Romano, Scott D. Weingart, Richard M. Levitan, Peter G. Brindley> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia-journal Canadien D Anesthesie. 2017 Jul 11
14 citations
Airway management outside the operating room: how to better prepare
Peter G. Brindley, Martin Beed, J. Adam Law, Orlando Hung, Richard M. Levitan, Michael F. Murphy, Laura V. Duggan> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia-journal Canadien D Anesthesie. 2017 Feb 6
2 citations
The Cric-Key™ and Cric-Knife™: a combined tube-introducer and scalpel-hook open cricothyrotomy system.
Richard M. Levitan> ;Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals. 2014 Jan 1
12 citations
Video laryngoscopy, regardless of blade shape, still requires a backup plan.
Richard M. Levitan> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Apr 1
280 citations
Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management
Scott D. Weingart, Richard M. Levitan> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Mar 1
101 citations
The Complexities of Tracheal Intubation With Direct Laryngoscopy and Alternative Intubation Devices
Richard M. Levitan, James W. Heitz, Michael Sweeney, Richard M. Cooper> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2011 Mar 1
45 citations
Use of a battery-operated needle driver for intraosseous access by novice users: skill acquisition with cadavers.
Richard M. Levitan, Charles D. Bortle, Thomas A. Snyder, David A. Nitsch, James T. Pisaturo, Kenneth H. Butler> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009 Nov 1
4 citations
Performance failure of a colorimetric end-tidal CO2 detector.
Richard M. Levitan, Paul B. Vanderbeek, Keith J. Kuhfahl> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009 Oct 1
6 citations
Light Intensity of Curved Laryngoscope Blades in Philadelphia Emergency Departments
Richard M. Levitan, John J. Kelly, William C. Kinkle, Charles J. Fasano> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2007 Sep 1
2 citations
The mystique of direct laryngoscopy.
Richard M. Levitan> ;Respiratory Care. 2007 Jan 1
31 citations
Stylet bend angles and tracheal tube passage using a straight-to-cuff shape.
Richard M. Levitan, James T. Pisaturo, William C. Kinkle, Kenneth Butler, Worth W. Everett> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2006 Dec 1
5 citations
Emergency airway management in a morbidly obese, noncooperative, rapidly deteriorating patient.
Richard M. Levitan, Carl R. Chudnofsky, Nandita Sapre> ;American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Nov 1
17 citations
Design rationale and intended use of a short optical stylet for routine fiberoptic augmentation of emergency laryngoscopy.
Richard M. Levitan> ;American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Jul 1
63 citations
Laryngeal View During Laryngoscopy: A Randomized Trial Comparing Cricoid Pressure, Backward-Upward-Rightward Pressure, and Bimanual Laryngoscopy
Richard M. Levitan, William C. Kinkle, William J. Levin, Worth W. Everett> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Jun 1
125 citations
Initial anatomic investigations of the I-gel airway: a novel supraglottic airway without inflatable cuff.
Richard M. Levitan, W. C. Kinkle> ;Anaesthesia. 2005 Oct 1
8 citations
The importance of a laryngoscopy strategy and optimal conditions in emergency intubation.
Richard M. Levitan> ;Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2005 Mar 1
7 citations
Safety of succinylcholine in myasthenia gravis
Richard M. Levitan> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2005 Feb 1
78 citations
Limitations of difficult airway prediction in patients intubated in the emergency department.
Richard M. Levitan, Worth W. Everett, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004 Oct 1
194 citations
Laryngoscopy and Morbid Obesity: a Comparison of the "Sniff" and "Ramped" Positions
Jeremy Collins, Harry J. M. Lemmens, Jay B. Brodsky, John G. Brock-Utne, Richard M. Levitan> ;Obesity Surgery. 2004 Oct 1
2 citations
The Combitube as rescue device: recommended use of the small adult size for all patients six feet tall or shorter.
Richard M. Levitan, Michael Frass> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

Best Case Ever 39 – Airway Strategy & Mental Preparedness in EM Procedures with Richard LevitanSeptember 1st, 2015
PHARM Podcast 165 the Control Cric System with Dr Richard LevitanMarch 20th, 2017
Practical Emergency Airway Management Cadaveric Airway CourseNovember 23rd, 2016
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Hospital Affiliations

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton, New Hampshire
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWhite River Junction, Vermont