Matthew E. Levy, M.D.
DR. LEVY AND HIS TEAM SET EXCELLENT EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SURGERY.
- Ken
I WOULD RECOMMEND DR. LEVY TO ANYONE.
DR. LEVY’S TREATMENT OF ME WAS NOTHING SHORT OF SUPERB.
- Cliff
Specialties
HipKnee
Sports Medicine
Areas of Interest
Sports Medicine
Joint Replacement
Fracture Care
Languages
EnglishLocations
SolonWarren
Independence II
Bio
Dr. Matthew Levy is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon. He is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Levy served his residency at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and completed a sports medicine fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Dr. Levy practices general orthopaedics. He sees patients ranging from very young to geriatric age. Dr. Levy has a special interest in sports medicine and joint replacement.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Dr. Levy has served as team physician for a number of local high school and professional sports teams. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio – where he is past-president, and certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is published in the orthopaedic literature. Dr. Levy has been practicing orthopaedic surgery since 1996.
Board Certifications
Board-certified physicians have met additional requirements for certification from a recognized medical board.
- Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship
Fellowship-trained surgeons have achieved the highest level of training in their specialty.
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Sports Medicine
Residency
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Physician Associations
Arthroscopy Association of North America
American College of Surgeons
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Ohio State Medical Association
Cuyahoga County Medical Society
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland
Cleveland Orthopaedic Club
Ohio Orthopaedic Society
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Publications
Sobel M, Levy ME, Bohne WHO: Congenital Variations of the Peroneus Quartus Muscle: An Anatomic Study Foot and Ankle, 11:81-89, 1990
Sobel M, Levy ME, Bohne WHO: Longitudinal Attrition of the Peroneus Brevis Tendon in the Fibular Groove. Foot and Ankle, 11: 124-128, 1990
Scoles PV, Linton AE, Latimer B, Levy ME DiGiovanni BF: Vertebral Body and Posterior Element Morphology: The Normal Spine in Middle Life. Spine, 13: 1082-1086, 1998
Levy ME, Smith AD, Meniscal Injuries. The Physician and Sports Medicine, 22: 54-57, 1994
Bach BR Jr, Tradonsky S, Bojchuk J, et al: Arthroscopically Assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Autograft: Five to Nine Year Follow-up Evaluation, Am J Sports Med, 26: 20-29
Bach BR Jr, Levy M, Bojchuk J, et al: Single-Incision Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Autograft: Minimum Two-Year Follow-up Evaluation, Am J Sports Med, 26: 30-40