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  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. Levy is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Social Psychology, Pharmacology, and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

Levy's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
  • Art Therapy and Mental Health

Frequent publication venues for Levy include:

  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Pain and Therapy

Notable recent papers authored by Levy encompass:

  • "Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs of Patients Being Treated for Opioid Use Disorder in a Primary Care Residency Clinic" (2020) published in Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
  • "What is success in treatment for opioid use disorder? Perspectives of physicians and patients in primary care settings" (2022) published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "Predictors of Family Medicine Patient Retention in Opioid Medication-Assisted Treatment" (2020) published in The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • "A New Pandemic of Loneliness" (2022) published in The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • "Restorative Neurostimulation Therapy Compared to Optimal Medical Management: A Randomized Evaluation (RESTORE) for the Treatment of Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain due to Multifidus Dysfunction" (2025) published in Pain and Therapy

Levy frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors. These include:

  • Stephanie Ann Hooker
  • Michelle D. Sherman
  • Mary E. Lonergan
  • Tanner Nissly
  • Peter S. Staats

In 1967, Levy was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Gastrointestinal uptake of biodegradable microparticles: effect of particle size.

    Manisha P. Desai;Vinod Labhasetwar;Gordon L. Amidon;Robert J. Levy

  • The mechanism of uptake of biodegradable microparticles in Caco-2 cells is size dependent.

    Manisha P. Desai;Vinod D Labhasetwar;Elke Walter;Robert J. Levy

  • Calcification of tissue heart valve substitutes: progress toward understanding and prevention.

    Frederick J. Schoen;Robert J. Levy

  • Progression of aortic valve stenosis: TGF-β1 is present in calcified aortic valve cusps and promotes aortic valve interstitial cell calcification via apoptosis

    Bo Jian;Navneet Narula;Quan-yi Li;Emile R Mohler

  • Tissue heart valves: Current challenges and future research perspectives

    Frederick J. Schoen;Robert J. Levy

  • Pathophysiologic mechanisms of acute graft-vs.-host disease

    James L.M. Ferrara;Robert Levy;Nelson J. Chao

  • Sustained delivery and expression of DNA encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles.

    H Cohen;R J Levy;J Gao;I Fishbein

  • Formulation and characterization of biodegradable nanoparticles for intravascular local drug delivery

    C. X. Song;Vinod D Labhasetwar;H. Murphy;X. Qu

  • Inhibition of calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves by local controlled-release diphosphonate

    Robert J. Levy;Jacqueline Wolfrum;Frederick J. Schoen;Marguerite A. Hawley

  • Biomaterial implants which resist calcification

    Robert Langer;Robert J. Levy

  • Biologic determinants of dystrophic calcification and osteocalcin deposition in glutaraldehyde-preserved porcine aortic valve leaflets implanted subcutaneously in rats.

    R J Levy;F J Schoen;J T Levy;A C Nelson

  • Identification and characterization of calcifying valve cells from human and canine aortic valves.

    E R Mohler rd;M K Chawla;A W Chang;N Vyavahare

  • Gene delivery from a DNA controlled-release stent in porcine coronary arteries

    Bruce D. Klugherz;Peter L. Jones;Xiumin Cui;Weiliam Chen

  • The role of glutaraldehyde-induced cross-links in calcification of bovine pericardium used in cardiac valve bioprostheses.

    G Golomb;F J Schoen;M S Smith;J Linden

  • Biomaterial-associated calcification: pathology, mechanisms, and strategies for prevention.

    F J Schoen;H Harasaki;K M Kim;H C Anderson

  • High field gradient targeting of magnetic nanoparticle-loaded endothelial cells to the surfaces of steel stents

    Boris Polyak;Ilia Fishbein;Michael Chorny;Ivan Alferiev

  • Calcification of bovine pericardium used in cardiac valve bioprostheses. Implications for the mechanisms of bioprosthetic tissue mineralization.

    F J Schoen;J W Tsao;R J Levy

  • Prevention of bioprosthetic heart valve calcification by ethanol preincubation. Efficacy and mechanisms.

    Narendra Vyavahare;Danielle Hirsch;Eyal Lerner;Jonathan Z. Baskin

  • Onset and progression of experimental bioprosthetic heart valve calcification.

    Schoen Fj;Levy Rj;Nelson Ac;Bernhard Wf

  • Nanoparticle drug delivery system for restenosis

    Vinod D Labhasetwar;Cunxian Song;Robert J. Levy

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick J. Schoen
Frederick J. Schoen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert C. Gorman
Robert C. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
Joseph H. Gorman
Joseph H. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
Michael S. Sacks
Michael S. Sacks The University of Texas at Austin
Gordon L. Amidon
Gordon L. Amidon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert L. Wilensky
Robert L. Wilensky University of Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Bavaria
Joseph E. Bavaria University of Pennsylvania
Stanley L. Hazen
Stanley L. Hazen Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Harry Ischiropoulos
Harry Ischiropoulos Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven P. Schwendeman
Steven P. Schwendeman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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