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Jerrold Henry Levy

Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic

Overview


Jerrold Levy is Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Surgery (Cardiothoracic) at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Miami, where he was an intern in internal medicine, and undertook his residency in the Department of Anesthesiology of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, where he was also Chief Resident, and completed fellowships in both Respiratory ICU and Cardiac Anesthesiology.  He previously was Professor, Deputy Chair for Research, and Chief of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests include anticoagulation and its reversal, therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat coagulopathy and acute inflammatory responses in critically ill patients, clinical applications of recombinant and purified protein concentrates to treat bleeding, and pharmacologic approaches to treat shock.  He is currently Chair of the Subcommittee on Perioperative and Critical Care Thrombosis and Hemostasis for the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Executive Editor of Anesthesiology, and consultant to the FDA‘s Biologic Products Advisory Committee.  He is the author of over 450 publications on PubMED, with over 100,000 citations on Google Scholar and a h-index of 95. He is also fluent in French and conversational in Spanish and Japanese.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology · 2025 - Present Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic, Anesthesiology

Recent Publications


Damage-associated Molecular Patterns, Immunothrombosis, and Intravascular Inflammation in Sepsis: A Narrative Integrative Review.

Journal Article Semin Thromb Hemost · December 31, 2025 Sepsis is now considered a dysregulated host response in which inflammation, coagulation, and endothelial injury converge to create a self-amplifying network of thromboinflammation. This definition reflects maladaptive immunothrombosis-a defense mechanism ... Full text Link to item Cite

Influence of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Levels and Thrombin Generation on Postoperative Bleeding [SONAR]: A Nested Case-Control Study.

Journal Article Thromb Haemost · December 2025 A direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) concentration threshold above which an impact on surgical hemostasis starts to occur is unknown. Thrombin generation assays (TGAs) provide a measure of the coagulation phenotype. This study aimed to determine whether preo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Advances in D-Dimer Testing: Progress in Harmonization of Clinical Assays and Innovative Detection Methods.

Journal Article Clin Lab Med · December 2025 The measurement of D-dimer, a fibrin degradation product, has become integral to diagnosing and managing thrombotic disorders, particularly disseminated intravascular coagulation. This report synthesizes current knowledge on D-dimer biochemistry, assay met ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2026

Neurocognition & Greater Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in AF (NOGGIN AF)

Clinical TrialCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2021 - 2026

The Association of Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Miami · 1978 M.D.