Daniel S. Levi, MD is an Interventional Pediatric Cardiologist who has served on the UCLA Pediatrics faculty since 2003 and is a Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. His primary clinical role involves the use of catheters and devices to help children with congenital heart disease. As the Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Dr. Levi is the active on a daily basis in pediatric catheter based procedures. He routinely performs ASD, VSD, and PDA closures in addition to stent placement, valvuloplasties, angioplasties and even transcatheter valve replacements in both children and adults with congenital heart disease. He is internationally known for his laboratory and clinical research. He is also the director of the adult congenital interventional catheterization program and is a member of the pediatric heart transplantation team.
Dr. Levi earned his B.S. in Biology from Stanford (1992) and his M.D. from UCSF (1997). He was in the Medical Scientist Training Program at UCSF from 1992-1995. After Pediatrics internship and residency were completed at UCSF, Dr Levi completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship and pediatric interventional cardiology sub-specialization at UCLA. He is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the AIBM.
His laboratory research centers on the development of novel pediatric stents and other devices made from biodegradable materials and nano-synthesized "smart" materials such as thin film nitinol. Dr. Levi is been the recipient of grants from the National Institue of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Paige Foundation and multiple other foundations and agencies. He has over 100 publications and abstracts - some select publications from Dr Levi's laboratory are listed below.
He has received multiple awards for his clinical work and for his research at UCLA He is currently working as the PI on several multi-centered studies aimed at helping to make the next generation of transcatheter devices available to children in the United States.
Dr Levi is also very active in philanthropy work as well. He is a volunteer for and on the board of Camp Del Corazon and Hearts With Hope. He goes to Peru and other countries once or twice a year to perform procedures on children with congenital heart disease and he also volunteers as a camp doctor at Camp del Corazon.
Interventional Pediatric Cardiology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza STE 330
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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