Michael A. Levine MD, FAAP, FACP, MACE

Dr. Levine is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes and Director of the Center for Bone Health at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds the Lester Baker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diabetes. His primary clinical interests are endocrine diseases that affect bone and mineral metabolism, particularly osteoporosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, rickets, and genetic bone disease. Dr. Levine has an active laboratory research program that complements and extends his clinical studies. He has identified the molecular basis of several inherited disorders of mineral metabolism. His research interests extend to the molecular basis for the embryological development of the parathyroid glands.

Dr. Levine has published more than 250 manuscripts, chapters, and reviews. He is a founding executive editor for the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science and a member of the Executive Board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association of American Physicians, and the American Pediatric Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Endocrinology, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.