Joel Levine, M.D.

Dr. Levine is a 1973 Summa Cum Laude and Phi Betta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree in 1977 at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. His Residency and Fellowship training in Diagnostic Imaging was completed in 1984 at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the University of California, Irvine.

Education:

Undergraduate:
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical:
Columbia University in New York, New York
Internship:
Pediatric internship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California
Residency:
Pediatric residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California
Fellowship:
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology/Immunology fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging fellowship at Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital in Long Beach, California and University of California in Irvine, California

Licensure & Certifications:

• California State Medical License (1997)

Affiliations:

• Los Angeles Pediatric Society
• Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Society of Nuclear Medicine
• Society of Magnetic Resonance
• American College of Nuclear Physicians

Publications:

1. Burnett, K. and Levine J. An Atlas of Clinical Nuclear Medicine. New England Journal of Medicine. 1989.
2. Burnett, K and Levine, J. Introduction to MRI. Medical-Legal Journal. 1988.
3. Burnett, K., Davis, C., Glenn, W., Kaminishi, R., Levine, J. Format and Display Options in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joints. Cranio. 1988.
4. Burnett, K., Glenn, W., Levine, J. Bone Scanning in Clinical Practice. New England Journal of Medicine. 1987.
5. Burnett, K., Glenn, W., Levine, J., Spindle, D. Arachnoiditis: Demonstration with Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 1987.
6. Burnett, K. and Levine, J. What Really Happens in Imaging Centers: Issues of Finance and Control. Am J Radiology. 1986.
7. Burnett, K. and Levine, J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Lumbar Disc Disease: Clinical Observation with High Resolution Surface Coils at 1.5T. Applied Radiology. 1986.
8. Burnett, K. and Levine, J. MRI Evaluation of the Cervical Spine at High Field Strength. Applied Radiology. 1985.
9. Burnett, K., Levine, J., Ross, A. Non-Invasive Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient. California Worker’s Compensation Enquirer. 1985.
10. Burnett, K. and Levine, J. Magnetic Resonance and Other Advances in Diagnostic Imaging. California Chiropractic Association Journal. 1985.