Levon N. Nazarian, MD
Radiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Radiology University City
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
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Amerihealth of NJ Core
- Amerihealth of NJ Enhanced
- Amerihealth of NJ HMO
- Amerihealth of NJ Local Value
- Amerihealth of NJ POS
- Amerihealth of NJ PPO
- Amerihealth of NJ Regional Preferred
- Amerihealth of NJ Secure
- Amerihealth of NJ Ultimate (PPO)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Diagnostic Radiology, 1991
- American College of Radiology, National
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, National
- American Roentgen Ray Society, National
- Armenian General Benevolent Union, International
- Pennsylvania Radiological Society, Local
- Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society, Local
- Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, National
- Society of Skeletal Radiology, National
- The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research, National
- The Radiological Society of North America, National
- Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue for 2024
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.