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Andrew S. Levy, M.D.
 

Dr. Levy is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who completed his fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Shoulder at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Levy is not only a clinician and surgeon, but is a teacher and researcher. He has published extensively on cartilage injuries, ligament reconstruction, shoulder arthroscopy, fractures, soccer injuries, football injuries, and injuries in women's sports. He is an assistant professor of Orthopedics at the New Jersey Medical School and has received awards from the American Orthopedic Association, the American Fracture Association, and The International Olympic Committee. Dr. Levy is listed in "The Best Doctors in America", "New Jersey's Best Doctors", and "How to find the best doctors in the New York Metro region."

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
  • Bachelor of Science, Biology
  • Lehigh University
    Bethlehem, PA

    MEDICAL SCHOOL
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Temple University School of Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA

    TRAINING
    Fellowship
  • Duke University Medical Center
  • Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, August 1994 - July 1995
    Durham, NC

    Residency
  • Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1990 - June 1994
  • Albert Einstein Medical Center
    Philadelphia, PA

    Internship
  • Surgery, August 1994 - July 1995
  • Washington Hospital Center
    Durham, NC

    BOARD CERTIFICATION
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 1977
  • PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
  • The Center for Advanced Sports Medicine, Knee and Shoulder - 1998 to present
  • Summit, New Jersey
  • Assistant Professor Orthopedics
  • University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey - 1996 to present
    Newark, New Jersey

    ATHLETIC MEDICAL COVERAGE
  • Team Physician for New York / New Jersey Hitmen XFL Team
  • 2000 - 2001
  • New Jersey Team Physician for Women’s World Cup Soccer
  • May 1999
  • Orthopedic Surgeon for Rutgers Newark
  • 1996 - 1998
  • Physician for USA Rugby Union Collegiate Women’s Finals
  • 1995
    Princeton, New Jersey
  • Physician for USA Women’s Eagles Rugby Team, World Cup
  • 1994
    Scotland, England
  • Physician for A.I.K. Soccer Team, European Cup Tour
  • 1993
    Czech Republic
  • Physician for USA Rugby Union Men’s Club Finals
  • 1993
    Washington, DC

    MEMBERSHIPS
  • American Medical Association
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
  • Piedmont Orthopedic Association
  • International Society for Cartilage Repair
  • American Orthopedic Rugby Football Association
  • New Jersey Orthopedic Society
  • AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Sports Medicine
  • Knee
  • Shoulder Cartilage Repair / Transplant
  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
    "Approach to Cartilage Lesions in ACL Reconstruction"
    Co-author: Meier S.
    Accepted for publication in Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2003

    "Osteochondral Autograft for the Treatment of Focal Cartilage Lesions"
    Published in Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 2001:11(2):108-114

    "Intra-andInterobserver Reproducibility of the Shoulder Laxity Examination"
    Co-authors: Lintner S., Kenter K., Speer K.
    Published in Ther American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1999;27(4)

    "Management of a 37-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Knee Pain"
    Co-authors: Cole B., Frederick R., Zaslav K.
    Published in JCOM, 1999 June;6(6):46-57

    "Graft Selection / Fixation in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery"
    Co-author: Ducey S.
    Published in Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 1998;6(2):77-82

    "Knee Injuries in Women Collegiate Rugby Players"
    Co-authors: Wetzler M., Lewars M., Laughlin W.
    Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1997;25(3)

    "Chondral Delamination of the Knee in Soccer Players"
    Co-authors: Lohnes J., Sculley S., LeCroy M. Garrett W.
    Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1996;24(5):634-639

    SELECTED PRESENTATIONS / COURSES INSTRUCTED
  • Instructor and Lecturer for "Advanced Course of Arthroscopy"
  • 1999, 2000 and 2002
    Courmayeur, Italy
  • Course Instructor and Lecturer for "Sports Medicine Symposium
  • Advanced Arthroscopy: Knee and Shoulder"
    2000 and 2002
    Orthopedic Learning Center
    Chicago, IL
  • Course Instructor "Advanced Arthroscopy Course"
  • March 2000
    Park City, UT
  • Lecturer for "ACL 2000" on Osteochondral Grafting
  • 1999
    Geidelberg, Germany
  • Lecturer for Dutch Orthopedic Society for "Articular Cartilage Injuries
  • and Meniscal Repair"
    1999
    Urecht, Holland