Dr. Joseph Eric Levitt M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
300 Pasteur Dr Stanford CA, 94305Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Joseph Levitt practices Pulmonology in Stanford, CA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Levitt manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
University of Minnesota Medical School 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 2005
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine- 2006
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Does itraconazole improve quality of life in severe asthma with fungal sensitization?
- Patient-related factors associated with hospital discharge to a care facility after critical illness.
- Emerging pharmacological therapies for prevention and early treatment of acute lung injury.
- Prehospital use of inhaled steroids and incidence of acute lung injury among patients at risk.
- Evolving epidemiology and definitions of the acute respiratory distress syndrome and early acute lung injury.
- Proteomic study of acute respiratory distress syndrome: current knowledge and implications for drug development.
- Randomized Clinical Trial of a Combination of an Inhaled Corticosteroid and Beta Agonist in Patients at Risk of Developing the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Fellowships
- Stanford University Medical Center CA 2005
- University of Chicago Hospitals IL 2004
Publications
- Critical care medicineEarly acute lung injury2013
- AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGYPathogenetic and predictive value of biomarkers in patients with ALI and lower severity of illness2012
- Critical care (London, England)Clinical review: Early treatment of acute lung injury2012
- AMERICAN JOURL OF CRITICAL CAREPATIENT-RELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HOSPITAL DISCHARGE TO A CARE FACILITY AFTER CRITICAL2011
- Expert review of respiratory medicineThe utility of clinical predictors of acute lung injury2010
- Jourl of intensive care medicineThe pathogenetic and prognostic value of biologic markers in acute lung injury.2009
- CHESTIdentification of Early Acute Lung Injury at Initial Evaluation2009
- AMERICAN JOURL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINERandomized clinical trial of activated protein C for the treatment of acute lung injury2008
- CRITICAL CAREDiagnostic utility of B-type triuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmory edema2008
- CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEDaily sedative interruption in mechanically ventilated patients at risk for corory artery disease2007
- ARCHIVES OF INTERL MEDICINEUsefulness of the exterl jugular vein examition in detecting abnormal central venous pressure in2006
- SEMIRS IN RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINETreatment of acute lung injury: Historical perspective and potential future therapies2006
Experience & Accolades
- Associate Program Director2011 - 2014 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Department of Medicine
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