Deborah Allison Levine MD, MPH

Deborah Allison Levine is currently working as an Associate Professor, Physician at Neurology Cerebrovascular Clinic - Frankel Cardiovascular Center. She completed her Doctor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She completed her Master of Public Health at Harvard University. She is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine. Dr. Levine’s research aims to improve the lives and care of adults with chronic diseases. Primary research interests are the epidemiology, prevention, and care of stroke and cognitive impairment, with a focus on vascular risk factors, adherence, and health disparities. Her research includes improving the quality of stroke care; stroke-related dementia and cognitive impairment; and reducing healthcare disparities in cardiovascular disease and stroke. She also focuses on quality improvement program design, implementation and evaluation research, and research on provider behavior. Some of her research is examining cognitive outcomes after stroke, seeking to understand the predictors and long-term trajectory of cognitive decline after stroke.