Dr. Ofer Levy MD, PHD

Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases

300 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115 Show map

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Dr. Ofer Levy was born to and raised by the artist Benjamin Levy and music composer Hannah Levy in New York City, where he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. After graduating from Yale College (B.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), Dr. Levy entered the Medical Scientist (MD/PhD) Training Program at New York University School of Medicine. There he earned his PhD under the mentorship of Drs. Peter Elsbach and Jerrold Weiss, characterizing neutrophil-derived antimicrobial proteins and peptides. Inspired by his wife Sharon’s example, he chose Pediatrics and completed both residency and fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is currently Professor at Harvard Medical School as well as principal investigator, staff physician in Infectious Diseases and the Director of the Precisions Vaccine Program in the Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital. The Precision Vaccines Program is an academic program that fosters international collaboration between academia, government, and industry for development of vaccine formulations optimized to protect vulnerable populations.

Education and Training

Yale College BS; Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry 1988

New York University Ph.D.; Microbiology (Thesis Advisors: Peter Elsbach, MD & Jerrold Weiss, PhD) 1996

New York University MD; Medicine 1997

Board Certification

PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 20 years of experience

Faculty Titles & Positions

Instructor Harvard Medical School 2003 - 2005
Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School 2005 - 2012
Associate Professor Harvard Medical School 2012 - 2018
Professor Harvard Medical School 2018 -
Faculty member Harvard Medical School 2008 -
Staff Physician; Medicine/Infectious Diseases Boston Children’s Hospital 2003 -
Consultant; Neonatology Brigham & Women’s Hospital 2003 -
Consultant; Neonatology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2003 -
Consul; Pediatrics Dana Farber Cancer Institute 2002 - 2018
Associate Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2017 -
Scientific Advisory Board Baxter 2006 - Present
Scientific Advisory Board XOMA (US) LLC 2007 - 2008
Scientific Advisory Board Novartis 2008 - 2009
Scientific Advisory Board Neomune project, Copenhagen University 2012 - 2014
Consultant GlaxoSmithKline 2012 - 2013
Consultant Merck 2012 - 2013
Consultant MedImmune 2013 - 2014
Consultant Shire 2013 - 2014
Affiliated Member Broad Institute 2017 - Present
Full Member Sigma Xi (Sci. Research Honor Society) 2021 - Present
Course Director Harvard Medical School 2009 - 2010
Co-organizer Toll 2009 conference University of Massachusetts Worcester & Boston Children’s Hospital 2008 - 2009
Co-organizer and Director of Drug Development Workshop for Toll 2011 conference University Massachusetts Worcester & Boston Children’s Hospital 2010 - 2011
Co-organizer Toll 2015 conference (Marbella, Spain) University of Massachusetts Worcester & Boston Children’s Hospital 2013 -
Director Boston Children’s Hospital 2014 -
Co-organizer International Neonatal & Maternal Immunization Symposium (INMIS) Université Libre de Bruxelles & Boston Children’s Hospital 2015 - Present
Moderator, Special Session “Precision Vaccines & Adjuvants Modern Vaccines Adjuvants & Delivery Systems 2016 - 2017
Session Chair; Heterologous Immunity 4th International Neonatal & Maternal Immunization Symposium 2017 -
Lead organizer and founder of the international Expanded Program on Immunization Consortium (EPIC) Association of Boston Children’s Hospital (Boston, USA), University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), Medical Research Council (UK)- The Gambia 2016 - 2017
Lead Organizer, second biennial International Precision Vaccines Conference Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) 2017 -
Leader Organizer, third biennial International Precision Vaccines Conference Harvard Medical School 2019 -
Co-organizer, fourth biennial International Precision Vaccines Conference Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu (OPBG; Rome Italy) 2021 -
Lead Organizer, 5th biennial International Precision Vaccines conference Boston Children’s Hospital & University of Vermont 2024 - Present

Awards

Student Research Award 1992 Inflammation Research Association
Student Research Award 1993 American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
Clinical Investigator Award 1994 American Federation for Clinical Research
Alpha Omega Alpha 1997
Immunology Research Award 1997 Bertram M. Gesner Foundation
House Officer Research Award 1999 Society for Pediatric Research
Research Day Award 2000 Boston Children’s Hospital
Aventis Pasteur Fellowship 2000 Infectious Disease Society of America
Pediatric research Travel Grant 2003 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Australia-Harvard Fellowship 2008 Australia-Harvard Club
Eijkman Immunology Lectureship 2010 University Medical Centre
Visiting Professor 2017 Saint Louis University
Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award 2018 New York University School of Medicine
Nominee Best Academic Vaccinology Program 2023 World Vaccine Congress
Nominee Best Academic Vaccinology Program 2024 World Vaccine Congress

Professional Memberships

Massachusetts Medical Society
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
American Society of Microbiology
Infectious Disease Society of America
Lancefield Society
Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society
American Association of Immunologists
International Endotoxin Society
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
SPR Meetings Committee
American Society of Hematology
International Endotoxin & Innate Immunity Society
Immunising Pregnant Women & Infants Network (IMPRINT)
International Network of Special Immunization Services (INSIS)

Fellowships

Harvard Medical School Pediatrics 2003
Harvard Medical School Research Fellow; Pediatrics 2002
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Research Fellow; Channing Laboratory (Lab PI Michael Wessels) 2004