Samuel C. Levine, MD

Clinic Phone Number: 612-625-7400
Sectretary Phone (Pat): 612.626.0486

Office Mail:
Head Neck Surgery Lions 5M International Hearing Center
Department of Otolaryngology
MMC 396
420 Delaware Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office Location: 8th floor Phillips Wangensteen Building 516 Delaware Street S.E.

Email: levin001@tc.umn.edu

Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Medical School: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: EAR Foundation, Nashville, TN
Year Started in Dept: 1986

Clinical Interests: Dr. Levine joined the faculty in neurotology and holds a joint appointment in the departments of neurosurgery and pediatrics. In the last 15 years Dr. Levine has been interested in control of vertigo, hearing preservation in acoustic tumors, and restoration of hearing with implantable electronic devices. He is frequently teaching temporal bone surgery at courses throughout the US and is a member of the triologic society and the prestigious otologic society. Office hours at the Fairview University clinic are held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Research Interests: Dr. Levine won several awards with resident physicians for research in vestibular (balance) physiology. Currently he is working with manufactures developing implantable hearing aids. Research protocols are currently open for patients interested in new and different cochlear implants that are in developmental stages. Dr. Levine has also been interested in the medical treatment of tinnitus.

Jaisinghani, VJ, Levine, SC, Nussbaum, E, Haines, S, and Lindgren, MS; Hearing Reservation after Acoustic Neuroma Surgery, Skull Base Surgery 2000 10(3): 141-7

Juhn SK; Li W; Kim JY; Javel E; Levine S; Odland RM. Effect of stress-related hormones on inner ear fluid homeostasis and function. Am J Otol 1999 Nov;20(6):800-6

Preciado, DA, and Levine, SC: A Review of Type 3 Tympanoplasty, Oto Clin. NA Jun;32(3): 401-411, 1999.

Nguyen BH; Javel E; Levine SC: Physiologic identification of eighth nerve subdivisions: direct recording with bipolar and monopolar electrodes. Am J Otol 1999 Jul;20(4):522-34

Levine, SC, Margolis, RH, Daly, KA, Use of Electrocochleography in the Diagnosis of Meniere’s Disease, Laryngoscope 108(7) July, 993-1000, 1998