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  • Mary Leonard

    Mary Leonard

    Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy multidisciplinary research program is focused on (1) the detrimental effects of glucocorticoids, sarcopenia and inflammation on bone development in pediatric diseases, (2) the long-term effects of childhood cancer on bone and muscle quality, (3) the assessment of renal osteodystrophy using novel micro-imaging techniques, (4) the effects of vitamin D deficiency on physical function and cardiovascular disease, and (5) the evaluation of biomechanical interventions as anabolic bone therapies.

  • John Leppert

    John Leppert

    Professor of Urology and, by courtesy, of Nephrology
    On Leave from 06/02/2024 To 08/24/2024

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research aims to improve the global quality of care for patients with Urologic Cancer with a particular focus on kidney cancer. We are investigating novel proteomic platforms and assays to diagnose kidney cancer and predict response to therapy. We are evaluating the comparative effectiveness of various kidney cancer surgeries and their impact on chronic kidney disease and its downstream effects. We are applying epidemiology, bioinformatics, and health services methods to urologic conditions.

  • Lawrence Leung

    Lawrence Leung

    Maureen Lyles D'Ambrogio Professor in the School of Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur long term interest is to have a better understanding of the natural antithrombotic pathways and the pathophysiology of vascular thrombosis. We have focused on thrombin, the key enzyme in the blood clotting cascade.Our goal is to develop new antithrombotic agents and devise new diagnostic tests for vascular thrombotic disorders.

  • Eleanor Levin

    Eleanor Levin

    Clinical Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCardiovascular Value Based Care, Cardio-Obstetrics, Dyslipidemia Treatment

  • Deborah J Levine, MD, FCCP, FAST

    Deborah J Levine, MD, FCCP, FAST

    Clinical Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

    BioDr. Deborah Jo Levine is a board-certified pulmonologist and lung transplantation and pulmonary hypertension specialist. She is a clinical professor of medicine in the Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Levine also serves as director of lung transplant outreach for Stanford Health Care.

    Dr. Levine is internationally recognized for her work in lung transplantation and pulmonary hypertension (PH). She has been instrumental in developing international guidelines for defining, diagnosing, and managing antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after lung transplantation. She has served as chair of pulmonary AMR guidelines for the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

    Dr. Levine’s research interests include lung allograft monitoring and risk assessment. Her research has also included monitoring lung allograft health using donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA)—a technique pioneered at Stanford Medicine. She has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding as a clinical investigator. Dr. Levine is a co-chair of the ALAMO (AlloSure Lung Assessment and Metagenomics Outcomes) Study national registry. She has been involved in many clinical trials in lung transplantation and pulmonary hypertension.

    As a respected educator and researcher, Dr. Levine has led and contributed to dozens of abstracts, presentations, and peer-reviewed articles. She has also written several books and book chapters on pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disorders, and lung transplantation.

    Dr. Levine is editor-in-chief for Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, the quarterly journal of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. She is an editorial board member of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and an ad hoc reviewer for several other industry journals. Dr. Levine also serves as a grant reviewer and section study reviewer for the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Society of Transplantation.

    Dr . Levine is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Society of Transplantation. She is also the chair of the Diffuse Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Network and the incoming vice chair of the Council of Networks for the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST).

  • Joseph Levitt, MD, MS

    Joseph Levitt, MD, MS

    Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on the physiolgogic and biomarker characteristics of early acute lung injury (ALI) prior to need for mechanical ventilation. While, to date no pharmacologic treatment has improved survival in ALI, following the paradigm of early goal directed therapy for severe sepsis, clinical benefit may derive from identifying patients and initiating treatment prior to the need for positive pressure ventilation (and therefore prior to meeting current study entry criteria).

  • Lee Levitt

    Lee Levitt

    Professor of Medicine (Hematology) at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsLow molecular-weight heparins Clinical trials with anti-thrombotics Clinical trials in patients with leukemia, breast cancer and myeloma Medical education.