Levon N. Nazarian, MD

Radiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Radiology University City
Call 215-294-9672
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology
  • Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Radiology in Orthopaedic Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
  • Chester County Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Nazarian is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Jobe CM, Nazarian LN, Kindle BJ, Miller LE, Fowler JR The Role of Ultrasound across the Continuum of Care for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome , J Ultrasound Med, 45(7): 2026,1369-1378.

Nazarian LN Peripheral Nerve Sonography: Crossing the Bridge from Morphologic to Functional Imaging. , Radiology, 318: 2026,e254111

Wessner CE, Pomeranz C, Blackman R, Hoy MK, Bradigan K, Stache SA, Harwood M, Nazarian L, Forsberg F. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome With Shear Wave Elastography and Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation. , J Ultrasound Med, 45(1): 2026,95-103

Paul RW, Osman A, Umeweni CN, Nazarian LN, Looney AM, Reddy MP, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Erickson BJ, Buchheit P, Rauch J, Thomas SJ. Chronic Adaptations of the Ulnar Nerve in Professional Baseball Pitchers: Ulnar Nerve Adaptations in Pitchers. 39. , J Athl Train: 2025,doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0696.24. Epub ahead of print.

Paul RW, Osman A, Nazarian LN, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Erickson BJ, Buchheit P, Rauch J, Osbahr DC, Thomas SJ. Chronic Structural Adaptations of the Shoulder and Elbow Are Correlated in Professional Baseball Pitchers , Am J Sports Med : 2025,doi: 10.1177/03635465251317509. Epub ahead of print.

Ciccotti MC, Looney AM, Johnson EE, Hadley CJ, Zoga A, Nazarian L, Ciccotti MG. A Prospective, Randomized Trial of the Modified Jobe Versus Docking Techniques With Gracilis Autograft for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in the Elbow. , Am J Sports Med, 53(2): 2025,447-462

Garza-Baez P, Allison SJ, Nazarian LN Approach to evaluating superficial soft tissue masses by ultrasound , Radiol Clin N Am, 63: 2025,109-122

Chew E, Day AL, Nazarian LN, Kohler M. Basic musculoskeletal ultrasound. , Med Clin N Am , 109: 2025,136-161

Karp JD, Nazarian LN Sonographic Acetabular Angle Measurement in Anterior Hip Pain Following Total Hip Arthroplasty , Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada: 2025

Karp JD, Oduwole SO, Nazarian LN. Chronic Morel-Lavallée Lesion Treated With Percutaneous Ultrasonic Debridement. , J Clin Ultrasound : 2025, doi: 10.1002/jcu.70082. Epub ahead of print.