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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

In the News

Selected Grants

Publications

Kokosis, G, Phillips, BT, Soo, J, Poveromo, L, Erdmann, D, Mantyh, CR, Migaly, J, and Levinson, H. "Modified V-Y Fasciocutaneous Flap Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection in Irradiated Patients Prevents Wound Dehiscence and Associated Complications: A Retrospective Analysis and Benchtop Confirmation." Annals of Plastic Surgery 82, no. 2 (February 2019): 218-223.

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Green, JL, Glisson, R, Hung, J, Ibrahim, M, Farjat, A, Liu, B, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "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).

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Harris, HW, Hope, WH, Adrales, G, Andersen, DK, Deerenberg, EB, Diener, H, Dumanian, G, East, B, Fischer, JP, Ureña, MAG, Gibeily, GJ, Hansson, BM, Hernández-Granados, P, Hiles, MC, Jeekel, J, Levinson, H, Lopez-Cano, M, Muysoms, F, Pereira, JA, Prudhomme, M, Ramaswamy, A, Stabilini, C, Torkington, J, Valverde, S, and Young, DM. "Contemporary concepts in hernia prevention: Selected proceedings from the 2017 International Symposium on Prevention of Incisional Hernias." Surgery 164, no. 2 (August 2018): 319-326.

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Kokosis, G, Barbas, A, Ong, C, Levinson, H, Erdmann, D, and Mantyh, CR. "Flap repair of complex pilonidal sinus: a single institution experience." European Journal of Plastic Surgery 41, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 217-222.

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Ibrahim, MM, Poveromo, LP, Glisson, RR, Cornejo, A, Farjat, AE, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "Modifying hernia mesh design to improve device mechanical performance and promote tension-free repair." Journal of Biomechanics 71 (April 2018): 43-51.

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Ibrahim, MM, Glisson, RR, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "A New Hernia Mesh Precisely Engineered to Prevent Hernia Recurrence.": WILEY, January 1, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, MM, Glisson, RR, Gall, K, and Levinson, H. "A New Hernia Mesh Precisely Engineered to Prevent Hernia Recurrence.": WILEY, January 1, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, MM, McKinnon, E, Sunday, ME, and Levinson, H. "Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in Scleroderma.": WILEY, January 1, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, MM, McKinnon, E, Sunday, ME, and Levinson, H. "Potential Role of Neuropeptide Receptors in Scleroderma.": WILEY, January 1, 2018.

Scholars@Duke

Ibrahim, M, Bond, J, Medina, MA, Chen, L, Quiles, C, Kokosis, G, Bashirov, L, Klitzman, B, and Levinson, H. "Characterization of the Foreign Body Response to Common Surgical Biomaterials in a Murine Model." European Journal of Plastic Surgery 40, no. 5 (November 2017): 383-392.

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