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Howard Levinson, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Pathology
Associate Professor in Dermatology
Division: 
Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Faculty Lab: 
Fibrosis and Wound Healing
Frank Hawkins Kenan Plastic Surgery Research Laboratories
Program: 
General Surgery Residency Program
Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program
Office: Dept of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710
Campus Mail: DUMC Box 3974 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710

Fibrosis
Wound Healing
Cell Contractility
Tissue Remodeling
Medical device development including hernia mesh, tissue engineered skin and wound care technologies

Education and Training

  • M.D., University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston, 1997

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Selected Grants

Publications

Whitley, M. J., C. Lai, J. Suwanpradid, R. R. Rudolph, D. Zelac, W. Havran, J. Cook, et al. “UV-induced CD39 expression on immunosuppressive memory T cells in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.” In Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 139:S128–S128. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019.

Scholars@Duke

Kokosis, George, Brett T. Phillips, Joanne Soo, Luke Poveromo, Detlev Erdmann, Christopher R. Mantyh, John Migaly, and Howard Levinson. “Modified V-Y Fasciocutaneous Flap Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection in Irradiated Patients Prevents Wound Dehiscence and Associated Complications: A Retrospective Analysis and Benchtop Confirmation..” Ann Plast Surg 82, no. 2 (February 2019): 218–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000001672.

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Green, J. L., R. Glisson, J. Hung, M. Ibrahim, A. Farjat, B. Liu, K. Gall, and H. Levinson. “Creating a small anchor to eliminate large knots in mesh and tape suture.” Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the Asme 12, no. 3 (September 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040186.

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Harris, Hobart W., William H. Hope, Gina Adrales, Dana K. Andersen, Eva B. Deerenberg, Holger Diener, Gregory Dumanian, et al. “Contemporary concepts in hernia prevention: Selected proceedings from the 2017 International Symposium on Prevention of Incisional Hernias..” Surgery 164, no. 2 (August 2018): 319–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2018.02.020.

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Ibrahim, Mohamed M., Luke P. Poveromo, Richard R. Glisson, Agustin Cornejo, Alfredo E. Farjat, Ken Gall, and Howard Levinson. “Modifying hernia mesh design to improve device mechanical performance and promote tension-free repair..” J Biomech 71 (April 11, 2018): 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.01.022.

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Kokosis, G., A. Barbas, C. Ong, H. Levinson, D. Erdmann, and C. R. Mantyh. “Flap repair of complex pilonidal sinus: a single institution experience.” European Journal of Plastic Surgery 41, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 217–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1361-4.

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Ibrahim, Mohamed M., Richard R. Glisson, Ken Gall, and Howard Levinson. “A New Hernia Mesh Precisely Engineered to Prevent Hernia Recurrence.” In Wound Repair and Regeneration, 26:A7–8. WILEY, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, Mohamed M., Elizabeth McKinnon, Mary E. Sunday, and Howard Levinson. “Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in Scleroderma.” In Wound Repair and Regeneration, 26:A13–14. WILEY, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, Mohamed, Jennifer Bond, Manuel A. Medina, Lei Chen, Carlos Quiles, George Kokosis, Latif Bashirov, Bruce Klitzman, and Howard Levinson. “Characterization of the Foreign Body Response to Common Surgical Biomaterials in a Murine Model..” Eur J Plast Surg 40, no. 5 (November 2017): 383–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1308-9.

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