Michael Levas, MD, MS

Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Social Medicine, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Project Ujima; Associate Director, Comprehensive Injury Center; Co-Director, Health Equity Scholars Program

Locations

Children's Wisconsin, Emergency/Trauma
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226

Contact Information

mnlevas@mcw.edu

Education

MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2005
Residency, Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2008
Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2011

Research Interests

Dr. Levas’ research is focused on understanding the impact that violence has on the health and well-being of our vulnerable youth. His training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and many years of clinical practice includes high volume experience in childhood injury, violence, and a deep understanding of the social determinants that lead to health care disparities in our youth. In addition, in partnership with community-based programs dedicated to violent injury intervention in youth, Dr. Levas has begun to integrate his research and advocacy interests into developing best-practices for improving the lives of youth victims of violence. He has been involved in multiple research collaborations examining at-risk populations, health care disparities, and ways to improve diversity and equality in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED).

Dr. Levas’ research focus continues to be understanding the impact of clinical, social, and community based interventions and programs directed at diverse and disparate youth populations.

A multicenter evaluation of pediatric emergency department injury visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Hanson HR, Formica M, Laraque-Arena D, Zonfrillo MR, Desai P, O'Neil JO, Unni P, Johnson EL, Cobb P, Agarwal M, Beckworth K, Schroter S, Strotmeyer S, Donnelly KA, Middelberg LK, Morse AM, Dodington J, Latuska RF, Anderson B, Lawson KA, Valente M, Levas MN, Kiragu AW, Monroe K, Ruest SM, Lee LK, Charyk Stewart T, Attridge MM, Haasz M, Jafri M, McIntire A, Rogers SC, Uspal NG, Blanchard A, Hazeltine MD, Riech T, Jennissen C, Model L, Fu Q, Clukies LD, Juang D, Ruda MT, Prince JM, Chao S, Yorkgitis BK, Pomerantz WJ.) Inj Epidemiol. 2023 Dec 13;10(1):66 PMID: 38093383 PMCID: PMC10717699 12/14/2023
Sensitivity of Two-Tiered Lyme Disease Serology in Children With an Erythema Migrans Lesion.

(Thompson AD, Balamuth F, Neville DN, Chapman LL, Levas MN, Kharbanda AB, Branda JA, Ladell MM, Loiselle C, Nigrovic LE.) J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Oct 28;12(10):553-555 PMID: 37756491 09/27/2023
Trends in firearm production and firearm deaths in U.S. youth.

(Tomas CW, Fumo N, Kostelac CA, Flynn-O'Brien K, Levas M, Moore R, de Roon-Cassini TA, Hargarten S.) Prev Med. 2023 Oct;175:107684 PMID: 37640064 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169035212 08/29/2023
Linking emergency care and police department data to strengthen timely information on violence-related paediatric injuries.

(Hernandez-Meier J, Xu Z, Kohlbeck SA, Levas M, Shepherd J, Hargarten S.) Emerg Med J. 2023 Sep;40(9):653-659 PMID: 37611955 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168624284 08/24/2023
Characteristics and neighborhood-level opportunity of assault-injured children in Milwaukee.

(Georgeades C, Farazi M, Bergner C, Bowder A, Cassidy L, Levas MN, Nimmer M, Flynn-O'Brien KT.) Inj Epidemiol. 2023 Aug 21;10(Suppl 1):43 PMID: 37605186 PMCID: PMC10441698 08/22/2023
Biomarkers for Pediatric Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections in Lyme Disease-Endemic Regions.

(Kahane CG, Nigrovic LE, Kharbanda AB, Neville D, Thompson AD, Balamuth F, Chapman L, Levas MN, Branda JA, Kellogg MD, Monuteaux MC, Lyons TW, Pedi Lyme Net.) Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 01;152(2) PMID: 37409396 07/06/2023
Youth victim perspective: optimizing presentation of patient-reported outcomes in a violence intervention program.

(Hollo A, Nimmer M, Cheaton B, Melzer-Lange M, Levas M.) Inj Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 25;10(Suppl 1):37 PMID: 37491300 PMCID: PMC10369679 07/26/2023
Multiplex High-Definition Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Diagnosis of Tick-borne Infections in Children.

(Nigrovic LE, Neville DN, Chapman L, Balamuth F, Levas MN, Thompson AD, Kharbanda AB, Gerstbrein D, Branda JA, Buchan BW, for Pedi Lyme Net.) Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;10(4):ofad121 PMID: 37089773 PMCID: PMC10114523 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160296626 04/24/2023
Interactions With Police in the Emergency Care of Children: Ethical and Legal Considerations.

(Schultz ML, Winn M, Derse AR, Kaczor F, Levas MN.) Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Apr 01;39(4):226-229 PMID: 36727807 PMCID: PMC10082052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151574645 02/03/2023
Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children.

(Hunt KM, Michelson KA, Balamuth F, Thompson AD, Levas MN, Neville DN, Kharbanda AB, Chapman L, Nigrovic LE, for Pedi Lyme Net.) Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Mar 21;76(6):1129-1131 PMID: 36314085 11/01/2022
Pediatric injury prevention: emerging epidemics within a pandemic.

(Levas MN.) Inj Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 21;9(Suppl 1):38 PMID: 36544190 PMCID: PMC9768756 12/22/2022
Understanding Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy in Racial and Ethnic Minority Caregivers.

(Baumer-Mouradian SH, Hart RJ, Visotcky A, Fraser R, Prasad S, Levas M, Nimmer M, Brousseau DC.) Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Nov 20;10(11) PMID: 36423063 PMCID: PMC9697963 11/25/2022