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    Allan D. Levi, MD PhD

    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    Allan D. Levi, MD, PhD, FAANS is a tenured Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Professor, Departments of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine; Chief of Neurosurgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital; and the Mary M and Sash A Spencer Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Levi graduated from the University of Ottawa Medical School. He completed his residency at the University of Toronto, as well as a spine fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. In addition, he received a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Levi has extensive experience as a spine and peripheral nerve neurosurgeon, including developing new surgical techniques using minimally invasive approaches. Dr. Levi's research interests have been funded by the NIH and DOD and include cellular transplantation strategies after spinal cord and peripheral nerve injury. Some of Dr. Levi's current clinical research trials involving the clinical development and characterization of the use of autologous human Schwann cells for peripheral nerve injuries with a lengthy gap as well as a multi-center trial in the use of hypothermia after acute SCI. Dr. Levi has been the Course Director of the AANS Goodman Oral Board Preparation Course for almost 20 years. He is also a member of the Senior Society of Neurosurgery and the American Academy of Neurosurgery.

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