Zachary T. Levine, MD

Clinical Expertise

Zachary T. Levine, MD, is the director of functional Neurosurgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He has advanced training in cranial base surgery and stereotactic/functional surgery for movement disorders. Dr. Levine's practice includes the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, and he has experience with endoscopic removal of intraventricular brain tumors

Practice Focus

• movement disorders/functional neurosurgery
• endoscopic brain surgery
• brain and spinal cord neoplasms

Education

• BA from Dartmouth College
• MD from New York University School of Medicine in the Honors Program

Residency

• Neurological surgery, George Washington University Medical Center

Credentialed Areas

• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1993
• Diplomate, American Board Neurological Surgeons, 2004

Honors, Awards & Society Memberships

• Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Member, North American Skull Base Society
• Member, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
• Member, Movement Disorder Society
• Member, Osler Society
• Board Member, Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
• Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Singer research award for original clinical research in neurosurgery
• Resident research award for original clinical research in neurosurgery

Additional Training, Education & Research

• Taught cranial base surgical approaches at national meetings
• Proctors and instructs Deep Brain Stimulation nationally
• Authored original articles and book chapters in cranial base and neurovascular surgery
• Holds a patent for cell transplantation for neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders
• Has National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense grant supported research protocols in epilepsy and Parkinson's disease

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