Gregory Michael Levitin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Curriculum Vitae

Gregory Michael Levitin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

114 Congress St
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Cell 917.699.3339
glevitin@gmail.com

Employment

Director, Open Sinus Otolaryngology
January 2025-present
New York, New York

Director, Vascular Birthmarks and Malformations Program
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Health System
May 2016-present
New York, New York

Director, Vascular Birthmark Center of New York
July 2009 – present
New York, New York

Co-Director of Surgical Services, Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York
January 2007-April 2009
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals and Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Associate Physician, Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York
October 2005- December 2006
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals and Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Associate Physician, Head and Neck Surgical Group
October 2004 – December 2005
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals
New York, New York

Associate Physician, ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP
July 2002 – September 2004
Mount Kisco, New York

Professional Training

Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
July 1998-June 2002

Internship: General Surgery
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
July 1997-June 1998

Education

University of North Carolina School of Medicine
M.D., May 1997
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Research fellow, July 1995-June 1996
Division of Otolaryngology
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. with honors , May 1992
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Board Certification/Licensure

American Board of Otolaryngology, 2003
New York, 1998
California, 2009

Awards and Professional Memberships

Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2018-2025
Super Doctors New York City, 2018-2025
New York Times Best Doctors, 2018-2024
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2018, 2021-2024
American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA)
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Physician of the Year 2010- The Vascular Birthmark Foundation

Selected Lectures/Guest Speaker

The Role of Surgery in the Management of Infantile Hemangioma. Italian Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (SISAV) 2022 International Congress Meeting. Modena, Italy. September 15, 2022.

Head & Neck Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Diagnosis and Treatment. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting and OTO Experience. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 2021.

PWS and Hemangiomas: When is Surgery Needed? Guest Speaker. 2020 Vascular Birthmark Foundation Annual Conference and Clinic. New York, New York (Online). December 12, 2020

Managing Vascular Malformations: Laser and Surgical Therapy. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting and OTO Experience. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 18th, 2019. (Selected for Academy U online CME)

Surgical Management of Midfacial Hemangiomas. Invited Lecturer. American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery International Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. October 16, 2018.

Port-wine Hypertrophy of the Face: Surgical Challenges. Invited Lecturer. American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery International Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. October 16, 2018.

Hemangiomas and Port-wine Stains: When is Surgery Needed? 2018 Vascular Birthmark Foundation Annual Conference and Clinic. New York, New York. October 6, 2018.

Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: A Case Study Approach. Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate. Brooklyn, New York. November 9, 2017.

Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck. Guest Speaker. Vascular Birthmarks Conference and Clinics 2017. Beckman Laser Institute/University of California, Irvine. Newport Beach, California. October 7, 2017.

Managing Hemangiomas: Medical, Laser and Surgical Therapy. Invited Lecturer. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting and OTO Experience. Chicago, Illinois. September 11, 2017. (Selected for Academy U online CME)

Facial Nerve Preservation with Vascular Malformation: Guest Speaker; Head & Neck Management of Parotid Related Disorders: Panel Moderator. Thirteenth International Facial Nerve Symposium. Los Angeles, California. Aug 4, 2017.

Surgical Approach to Hemangiomas of the Head and Neck. Guest Speaker. International Symposium on Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Universita degli Studi di Parma. Parma, Italy. July 8, 2016.

Reconstruction from an Invasive Hemangioma (Video Presentation). International Symposium on Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Universita degli Studi di Parma. Parma, Italy. July 9, 2016.

Surgical Management of Hemangiomas and Port-wine Stains of the Head and Neck. Guest Speaker. Lenox Hill Hospital Vascular Birthmark Conference. New York, New York. October 8, 2016.

Surgical and Drug Management of Complex Hemangiomas. Guest Speaker. Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University. Tel Aviv, Israel. February 18, 2015.

Current Management of Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck. Guest Speaker. 7th Annual Conference of Venous Association of India (VAICON), New Delhi, India, February 7th, 2014.

Hemangiomas: Medical, Laser and Surgical Therapy. Guest Speaker. 2015 Annual Vascular Birthmark Foundation Annual Meeting. Newport Beach, California. October 10, 2013.

Surgical Management of Hemangiomas and Port Wine Stains. 2012 Vascular Birthmark Foundation Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 10, 2012.

Clinical Management of Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Guest Speaker. Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Nurses 36th Annual Congress and Nursing Symposium, Washington, D.C., September 8th, 2012.

Hemangiomas and Malformations: Diagnosis and Treatment. Guest Speaker. 5th International Meeting of Russian Pediatric Oncologists, Moscow, Russia, June 5-7, 2012.

Classification and Management of Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, December 15, 2011.

Selected Publications

Colletti, G, Negrello, Rozell-Shannon, L, Levitin GM et al. Surgery for Port-Wine Stains: A Systematic Review. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(7), 1058.

Fan, C.J., Cosetti, M.K., Levitin, G.M. et al. Intermittent and Continuous Monitoring of the Facial Nerve: From the Ear to the Neck. Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep 9, 334–340 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-021-00352-8.

Rozell-Shannon L, Leahy J, Levitin GM, Nocini R, Colletti G. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and families affected by vascular anomalies: The VBF COVID-19 survey. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020 Dec 13:S1748-6815(20)30685-9.

Ulkatan, S and Levitin GM. Surgery of the Face. In: Delitis, V, Shils, J, Sala, F and Seidel, K, eds. Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery: A Modern Approach. 2nd edition. Elsevier; 2020.

Francis JH, Milman T, Grossnilaus H, Albert DM, Folberg R, Levitin GM, Coupland SE, Busam KJ, Abramson DH. GNAQ Mutations in Diffuse Solitary Choroidal Hemangiomas. Ophthalmology. 2019 May;126(5):759-763.

Levitin GM, Waner M. Tratamiento quirúrgico de los hemangiomas de cabeza y cuello (Surgical treatment of hemangiomas of the head and neck).. In: Cordisco M, editor.. Anomalias vasculares en la infancia. Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires: E-book; 2014.

Levitin GM, Waner M. Malformaciones vasculares de cabeza y cuello (Vascular malformations of the head and neck).. In: Cordisco M, editor. Anomalias vasculares en la infancia. Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires: E-book; 2014. .

Levitin GM, Thompson SH, Berenstein A, Waner M. Surgical treatment of buccofacial region vascular anomalies using an intraoral buccomucosal flap procedure. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Feb;136(2):134-7.

Selected Media

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does? December 24, 2024. Associated Press.

Have a Cold? Blowing Your Nose Might Make It Worse. December 17, 2024. VeryWell Health.

Insurance company reverses course after announcing limits on anesthesia coverage. December 5, 2025. NBC Evening News (National).

Why Do My Ears Hurt on Planes? November 19, 2024. The New York Times.

Try these quick fixes for congestion, sneezing and other sinus woes. January 8, 2024. The Washington Post.

The importance of early treatment for nasal polyps. Winter 2024. WebMD.

Quick Fixes for Sinus Trouble. October 2, 2023. Consumer Reports.

The do’s and don’ts of mouth taping: Doctors weigh in on the viral wellness trend. November 4, 2022. ABC Good Morning America.

1-year-old girl gets blood-filled tumor removed from forehead. March 14, 2022. ABC Good Morning America.

Rochester boy has life-changing surgery in NYC, ready for back to school. August 30, 2021. CBS Rochester, NY.

Is It Allergies or COVID? Expert Shows How to Tell the Difference. U.S. News & World Report (National). April 19, 2021.

Love was stronger than the pandemic: the Dominican boy who won the battle against a dangerous tumor. Univision (National). December 4, 2020

What Hydrogen Peroxide Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Health. Shape Magazine. October 20, 2020.

How to Get Your Bad Mask Breath Under Control. LIVESTRONG.com. September 29, 2020.

There’s a new symptom of coronavirus, doctors say: Sudden loss of smell or taste. USA Today (National). March 25, 2020.

Mom speaks out after her toddler daughter is bullied for facial birthmark. Today. February 5, 2020.

Toddler with facial growth undergoes life-changing surgery in US. Fox News Channel. December 4, 2019.

This Cryotherapy Treatment Might Be the Solution to Your Chronic Runny Nose. Shape Magazine. June 12, 2019.

Some Patients Suffering From Chronic Runny Nose Find Relief From Cryotherapy Procedure. CBS New York. New York, New York. June 10, 2019

‘Real Game Changer For A Lot Of Patients’: New High-Tech Option For People Who Suffer From Severe Allergies. CBS Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 10, 2019

Allergy Season Packing A Punch. CBS New York. New York, New York. May 22, 2019.

Treatment option can help patients freeze their allergies away. ABC New York. New York New York. April 2, 2019.

Fin al dolor, regalo de Navidad de niño dominicano. Telemundo, New York, New York. December 25, 2018.

It’s Not Your Imagination: Your Nose Is Getting Bigger as You Age. Woman’s World. July 4th, 2018.

Worried about summer allergies? Write this down. Metro NY Health. New York New York. June 15, 2018.

What’s To Blame For This Year’s Unusually Strong Allergy Season? CBS News 2. New York, New York. May 9, 2018.

The exact cause of hiccups is still a mystery, but here’s what we know about a cure. Business Insider, May 6, 2018.

Man with face tumor has ‘life-changing’ surgery after strangers rally to help. NBC TODAY, February 26, 2018.

Eight-pound tumor removed from man’s face. CBS The Doctors, February 26, 2018.

Man Who Had 8-Lb. Facial Tumor Removed Says He’s Finally Pain-Free: ‘It’s A Whole Different World’. People Magazine, Health News, February 26, 2018.

Seasonal Allergies: What is causing your dry eye and runny nose this season. Metro NY Health, New York, New York. February 26, 2018.

The Doctors welcome man plagued with facial tumor. Season premiere, CBS The Doctors, September 12, 2017.

People Are Obsessed With This Home Remedy for Clearing a Baby’s Clogged Nose. Self Magazine. December 1, 2017.

Hemangioma is a common and treatable condition for new babies. Daily News Contributor. Health Section. New York, New York. December 2, 2016.

Botched By Nature: Doctors Help Reconstruct Woman’s Face. Season Finale, E! Network. September 28, 2016.

Facebook Guides Mom to NYC Doc for Baby Girl’s Life-Changing Procedure. NBC News 4. New York, New York September 28, 2016.

Girl Gets Facial Deformity Fixed Thanks to Anonymous Donor. ABC News. April 7, 2015.

Afflicted with disfiguring tumor, Eastern European toddler gets new lease on life with help from city surgeon. Daily News. New York, New York. April 22, 2015

Consulting Work

NeurENT
Pierre Fabre
Arrinex Inc.
Aerin Medical
Stryker Corporation

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

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4.8 / 5.0

Based on 27 reviews

Abril M.

Dr. Levitin is very knowledgeable, compassionate and professional. Five years ago, I needed to find information about a birth mark that my newborn daughter started to grow a couple days after birth. I was afraid, I did not feel like I got any clear information about it through my insurance; also, they did not offer any course of treatment for it. I started to look for information, the birthmark was growing each day, information was scarce and I just got more scared. Finally, I found a video in Youtube from a grandmother who was very grateful after finding treatment for her grand daughter through The Birthmark Foundation. It was a huge blessing to me and my family. I found Dr. Levitin, I contacted him thinking he probably would not even answer. I was wrong, he kindly answered promptly, got in touch with me and soon he had a plan : ) I went to see him at the Birthmark Center in Los Angeles. He explained everything in a way that it was so clear to understand, no question I made was insignificant and his answers were each very informative. I really never have had an experience with a doctor who explains and speaks in such a way. I left his office knowing that my daughter was in the best hands and the best care. I first thank God for the Birthmark Foundation, a great organization with the highest quality of doctors. Also, a very special thanks to Dr. Levitin for all his help and kindness, for listening to my concerns and answering each and every question. And last, but no least, to the Birthmark Foundation Center in Los Angeles : ) I hope many children can find help/care in this place as I found it for my daughter. Thank you forever.

Ryan E.

I will be telling tales of the good doctors compassion till time comes to an end. Because of Dr Levitin, I have more confidence in my every day life. He was fast, knowledgeable, precise and all with a disarming sense of humor. Two thumbs up!

Carla M.

I wanted to show you how much better Hailey's tongue looks and let you know her speech has already improved so much!!! Her speech teacher is thrilled!!!! Thank you so much for everything you did for her. You are an excellent surgeon with a great bedside manner- we are forever grateful to you!!! We are so appreciative!

Danielle L.

we are forever grateful for Dr. Levitin. My daughter Lena had surgery to remove her hemangioma that was located on her forehead at just 6 month old. she healed beautifully and we couldn't be happier with how minimal her scar is, even almost 4.5 years later. Dr. Levitin is caring, compassionate, and such a great doctor/surgeon overall. He had our daughter's best interest and I knew she was in good hands. I highly recommend him any chance I get!

Chris

My name is Chris and I was recently treated for an AVM on my forehead by Dr. Gregory Levitin of New York (New York Eye and Ear Infirmary). Thankfully, I live within a few hours of NYC. In brief, I would like to say that Dr. Levitin is very capable doctor with a lot of experience with AVMs. He responds quickly to e-mail, texts, and phone calls. He accepts insurance. He takes a "team approach" and will be your "QB" and involve other specialists as necessary. In my particular case they were Dr. Raj Shrivastava (Mt Sinai) and Dr. Raphael A. Ortiz (Lenox Hill) in NY. I recommend contacting Dr Levitin for a consultation if you suspect you have an AVM. All 3 Drs are just good people. When I spoke to them, they treated me like like an equal. I felt like they were advising me as a close friend or family member. Like many that suffer with AVMs I was at first mis-diagnosed. What was thought to be a just a simple cyst turned out to be an AVM. Surgery to remove the cyst made the AVM about 5x bigger. My treatment entailed a few MRIs and CAT scans to determine what was going on and the treatment plan. This was followed by consultation with the 3 Drs mentioned above and finally a 2-day procedure. On day 1 Dr Ortiz embolized the AVM. On day 2 Dr Levitin and Dr Shrivastava removed the AVM from my skull and put some metal mesh there to fill the "hole". It has been 6-months since the surgery and so far I have not had any recurrence. In honor of Vascular Birthmark Awareness Day and to thank these Drs for all they have done for me, I just want to give everyone a solid reference. Finding the right doctor for this type of stuff makes all the difference.

Valle S.

I just discovered this page i have also a birthmark I always experiences bully because of this. I don't know what kind of birthmark is this if it is harmful ? I hope Dr. Levitin notice this message in this way I think he can help me :) :) #DrLevitin

Alicia M.

This year marks the 10th that I contacted VBF for help. Since then I have been under the care of Dr. G Levitin and Dr. R. Ortiz, they are my guardian healing angels! Thanks VBF for not only helping me but also for letting me be a volunteer in the foundation whenever I am needed. A Big Hug to all from MIAMI... Alicia

Alexander G.

Totally positive experience. Dr. Levitin is a great professional. He has diagnosed and treated my nose breathing problem, significantly improving my quality of life. Office staff is very professional. Appointments always kept on time. Strongly recommend.