L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA

Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
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About me

  • Chair Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Co-Director, Penn Nerve Center
  • Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Professor of Plastic Surgery in Surgery

Dr. Levin’s clinical interests include surgery of the hand and upper extremity, reconstructive microsurgical techniques for extremity reconstruction and limb salvage, and he is responsible for developing the field of “Orthoplastic Surgery.” His research interests focus on extremity soft tissue reconstruction and vascularized composite allotransplantation.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Duke University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

382 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr levin's the best
Anonymous
May 2026
i would be very comfortable referring them
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. levin very knowledgeable and also very affable.
Anonymous
April 2026
i've seen dr levin in the past. very knowledgeable answers all my concerns and questions explains things easily for someone like myself to understand

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.
Dr. Levin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Levin LS. Letter to the Editor: Comment on Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic End-Neuroma With a New Bioresorbable Copolyester Nerve Capping Device-A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study , Ann Plast Surg, 92: 2024,137

Babore Y, Vance AZ, Cohen R, Mantell MP, Levin LS, Troiano M, Peacock A, Reddy S, Clark TWI. Association between End-Stage Renal Disease and Major Adverse Limb Events after Peripheral Vascular Intervention , J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2024

Pedrini FA, Innocenti M, Hassan K, Levin LS. Surgical Feasibility Study on Cadaver for Vascularized Wrist Joint Transplantation , J Hand Surg Am: 2023

Silvestre J, Tippabhatla A, Chang B, Levin LS. Hand Surgery Questions on the Plastic Surgery In-service Training Examination: Analysis of Content and References , Hand (N Y): 2023

Toyoda Y, Levin LS. What is needed to ensure long-term sustainability for the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation? , Curr Opin Organ Transplant, 28: 2023,446-451

Levin LS. Discussion: Secondary Surgery after Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction , Plast Reconstr Surg, 152: 2023,1125

Graf A, Ojemakinde A, Gupta S, Zelenski NA, Levin LS. Form and Function: Technique for Free Functional Gracilis Harvest With Greater Saphenous Vein for Large Skin Paddle , Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg, 27: 2023,194-198

Kaiser D, Levin LS. Fasciocutaneous Free Tissue Transfer in Limb Salvage: Prior Flap as a Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Site , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11: 2023,e5212

Zheng Y, Zhang S, Hong JP, Hallock GG, Levin SL, Zhang Y, Min P. Medial Plantar Artery Perforator Kiss Flap for Salvage of Extensive Palmar Skin Defect , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2023

Weber EL, Schmidt EC, Steinberger Z, Dardas AZ, Hast MW, Levin LS. Turnover Tendon Lengthening Does Not Alter Biomechanical Strength of Pronator Teres-to-Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendon Transfer , Plast Reconstr Surg, 151: 2023,981e-990e