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23230 Chagrin BlvdSuite 350Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone+1 216-831-2900
Fax+1 216-831-4306
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Summary
- Stephen Levine, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Beachwood, OH, with a notable background in clinical sexuality. Levine completed an internship in internal medicine and a psychiatry residency at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center after graduating from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1967. Levine has contributed to the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy with publications focusing on gender transition, critiques of pediatric gender medicine research, and evaluations related to minors with gender dysphoria. Some of these works have been cited multiple times, indicating engagement with the broader academic community. His most recent book is Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems: An essential guide for mental health professionals. He is the senior editor of three editions of the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals and was given the Masters and Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.
Education & Training
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1970 - 1973
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1967 - 2028
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Exploring the Psychological Mechanisms of Gender Transition and Detransition.M Lal, Stephen B Levine
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2026-06-10 - 5 citationsCritiques of the Cass Review: Fact-Checking the Peer-Reviewed and Grey Literature.Kathleen McDeavitt, J Cohn, Stephen B Levine
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsWhat is the Purpose of the Initial Psychiatric Evaluation of Minors with Gender Dysphoria.Stephen B Levine
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2024-01-01
Books/Book Chapters
Other
- FetishismLevine SB, Martin SF
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/fetishism
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-11
Press Mentions
New York Times on Trans Teens’ Elective Mastectomies: ‘Better Aligns Bodies with Experience of Gender’September 30th, 2022
Sterilizing the YoungNovember 4th, 2023
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