Steven R. Levine, MD, is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Executive Vice Chairman of Neurology & Associate Dean for Clinical Research & Faculty Development in the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. He grew up on Long Island, NY, and went to college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

He went to medical school in Milwaukee at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in neurology at the University of Michigan. He did a 2-year fellowship in stroke at the Henry Ford Health Sciences Center and NIH Center for Stroke Research in Detroit.

He had been faculty previously at Henry Ford Health System and Wayne State University, where he directed their Comprehensive Stroke Centers, and then Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center in NY.He is a vascular neurologist who researches stroke – new treatments through clinical trials, having established multiple clinical trial networks at SUNY including emergency neurology trials, acute and preventive stroke trials, and other neurological diseases. He investigates the epidemiology of novel stroke risk factors with 33 consecutive years of NIH funding.

He has published over 220 peer-reviewed original papers, 3 books, 68 book chapters, 75 reviews/invited articles, and 38 editorials. He has mentored over 30 stroke fellows, 60 neurology residents, and numerous students. He received multiple
awards for teaching, research, and clinical care.

He has been listed as one of America’s Top Doctors for 20 years. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, and The American Neurological Association.

He has 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and his hobbies, apart from time with family, includes chess, walking, and reading.