As part of Kaleida Health’s integrated service line strategy, Elad Levy, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, was named physician leader and medical director of the neurosciences service line for Kaleida Health.
In this role, Dr. Levy will work with the physician leaders in neuroscience departments of neurosurgery, neurology, neuro-critical care, neuro-radiology, psychiatry and beyond.
Working closely with Katrina Karas, who joined Kaleida Health in April 2024 as the operational leader for cardiovascular and neurosciences service lines, Dr. Levy will provide oversight of all neuroscience services across the system. He will create and drive the development and implementation of a strategic plan for the neuroscience service line, lead the multidisciplinary team in clinical improvement initiatives, and provide clinical oversight to operational and capital processes.
In addition, Dr. Levy will work with organizational leadership and chiefs of service of neurosurgery and neurology to optimize clinical quality and innovation and evaluate new technologies to achieve best practices. He will promote the Neuroscience service line at Kaleida Health by publishing articles, abstracts and making presentations at national and international meetings, and he will work to raise awareness of the Center of Excellence in Neuroendovascular Services at Gates Vascular Institute (GVI).
Beyond his new service line leadership role, Dr. Levy is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and L. Nelson Hopkins, MD Professor and Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and Distinguished Professor at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. In 2023, he served as president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and has been appointed since 2017 as one of the national directors to the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). He is the past vice-chair and is on the Board of Directors for ABNS.
He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology/biochemistry. He graduated with distinction from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1997. Dr. Levy completed his resident training in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. As a recipient of the AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section Mullen Endovascular Fellowship Award, he also completed a two-year Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship with Dr. Nick Hopkins at SUNY Buffalo.
Dr. Levy’s clinical and research interests are focused on treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, specifically aneurysm and stroke. He has over 800 peer-reviewed articles with an H-index of 100 as well as several books on cerebrovascular disease and treatment. In 2018, Dr. Levy received the Drake Lectureship Award, which recognizes contribution to advancing human knowledge and creativity, and in 2024, he received the Dacey Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research and the Duke Samson Award for his groundbreaking work on the COMMAND trial. His theme during his Congress of Neurological Surgeons presidency was “Imagine, Innovate, Inspire,” which are the foundational principles he uses to lead and grow neuroscience nationally, at UBNS, and in our community.