Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, The Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
Appointment Phone:
410-955-3052
Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Expertise:
Behcet's Disease, Churg Strauss Syndrome, General Internal Medicine, Giant Cell Arteritis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Takayasu's Arteritis, Vasculitis, Wegener's Granulomatosis
Education and Experience
Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York NY)/ (1998)
Residencies
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Medicine (2001)
Fellowships
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Medicine Rheumatology (2003)
Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2011)
- Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2003)
Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Appointment Phone: 410-955-3052
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-550-6825
Appointment Phone: 410-550-6825
Fax: 410-550-6830
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Asthma and Allergy Center
Baltimore, MD 21224
Appointment Phone: 410-550-6825
Fax: 410-550-6830
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Department / Division
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Medicine - Rheumatology
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Vasculitis Center
Bio
Physician Title
Co-Director, The Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
Awards and Honors
Lowe Family Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bayview Center for Innovative Medicine (2008-)
American College of Rheumatology Fellowship Award (2003)
Maryland Arthritis Research Council (MARRC) Senior Fellowship Award (2003)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American College of Rheumatology Fellowship Award (2003)
Maryland Arthritis Research Council (MARRC) Senior Fellowship Award (2003)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Expertise
- Behcet's Disease
- Churg Strauss Syndrome
- General Internal Medicine
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Takayasu's Arteritis
- Vasculitis
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Research
Research and Publications
Levine SM, Raben N, Xie, Askin FB, Tuder R, Mullins M, Rosen A, Casciola-Rosen L.Novel conformation of histidyl tRNA synthetase in the lung; the target tissue in Jo-1 autoantibody-associated myositis. Arthritis Rheum 2007; 56(8): 2729-2739
Levine SM, Racusen L, Gelber AC. Seeing red. Am J Med. 2006;119(2):123-4.
Casciola-Rosen L, Nagaraju K, Plotz P, Wang K, Levine S, Gabrielson E, Corse A, Rosen A. Enhanced autoantigen expression in regenerating cells in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: Implications for the self-sustaining nature of autoimmune injury. J Exp Med 2005;201 (4): 1-12.
Levine SM. Cancer and Myositis: New Insights into an Old Association. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2006; 18(6): 620-24
Levine SM, Rosen A, Casciola-Rosen, L. The anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase immune response: insights into the pathogenesis of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2003; 15(6): 708-713.
Levine SM, Hellmann DB. Giant cell arteritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2002; 14(1):3-10.
Levine SM, Stone JH. New approaches to treatment in systemic vasculitis: biological therapies. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2001; 15(2): 315-33.
Levine SM, Racusen L, Gelber AC. Seeing red. Am J Med. 2006;119(2):123-4.
Casciola-Rosen L, Nagaraju K, Plotz P, Wang K, Levine S, Gabrielson E, Corse A, Rosen A. Enhanced autoantigen expression in regenerating cells in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: Implications for the self-sustaining nature of autoimmune injury. J Exp Med 2005;201 (4): 1-12.
Levine SM. Cancer and Myositis: New Insights into an Old Association. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2006; 18(6): 620-24
Levine SM, Rosen A, Casciola-Rosen, L. The anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase immune response: insights into the pathogenesis of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2003; 15(6): 708-713.
Levine SM, Hellmann DB. Giant cell arteritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2002; 14(1):3-10.
Levine SM, Stone JH. New approaches to treatment in systemic vasculitis: biological therapies. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2001; 15(2): 315-33.
Research Interests
- Systemic Vasculitis
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
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Languages
- English
- French
Memberships
American College of Rheumatology
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