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Joel S. Levine, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Associate Program Director, GI Fellowship

Education

  • Medical School: SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 1967-71 - MD (Magna Cum Laude)
  • Internship/Residency: New England Medical Center Hosp; Boston, Mass, 1971-73
  • Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 1975-78
  • Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship - Institute of Medicine, Washington D.C. - Senator Max Baucus (Finance Committee) - Sept. 1, 1988 to Aug. 30, 1989
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

Honors/Awards:

Faculty Appointments:

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado School of Medicine: 7/1/78 - 6/30/84
  • Director, Gastroenterology Clinic, University Hospital: 7/1/78 -9/1/88, 9/1/89 - Present
  • Director, Fellowship Training Program in Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 7/1/82 - 9/1/88, 9/03 to present
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 6/30/84 - 8/31/93
  • Director, Outreach Program, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 11/84 - 9/1/88
  • Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 12/1/84 - 6/92
  • Director, Medical Services, University Hospital: 8/85 - 1/91
  • Director, Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital: 9/89 - 9/03
  • Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 11/89 - 6/92
  • Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 9/1/93 - Present
  • Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 7/92 - Present
    • Direct Responsibility for: Affiliations, Leadership of Faculty Practice: Organizational Change, Physician Networks
    • Oversight of: Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education, Medical Director Faculty Practice
  • Interim Head Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine: 11/03 - 6/05

National Committees and Responsibilities

  • University Hospital Consortium
    • Clinical Evaluative Sciences Council, (Steering Committee 1991-1994) 1991-1996
    • Patient Channeling Task Force, 1991-92
  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board of Directors, 2007-2012
  • American Gastroenterology Association
    • Committee on Public Policy, 1992 - 2000
      • Chair, Clinical sub-committee 1995-1997
      • Chair, Full committee, 1997-2000
      • Executive Committee Governing Board, 1997-2000
      • Centennial Committee, 1993-1995; History Committee, 1995-1998, Research Planning Task Force, 1998
      • Research Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-2000
  • American College of Physicians
    • Governor-Elect State of Colorado, 1996-1997
    • Governor, State of Colorado, 1997-2001
      • Health and Public Policy Committee, 1997-1998
        • Task Force on Physician Workforce
        • Task Force on E & M Documentation
      • Medical Services Committee, Vice-Chair, 1998-2000
      • Managed Care SubCommittee, 2000-2001
      • Executive Committee Board of Governors 2000-2001
    • Regent, 2001-2007
      • Bylaws and Credentials Subcommittee, 2001-2002; Chair 2002-2005
      • Health and Public Policy Committee 2002-Present
      • Nominations Committee 2003-2004
      • Chair, Membership Committee 2004-Present
      • Marketing Committee 2004-Present
      • Awards Committee 2004, Chair 2005
    • Chair-elect Board of Regents 2006-2007
      • Chair, Strategic Planning Committee 2006-2007
      • Finance Committee 2006-2008
    • Chair, Board of Regents 2007-2008

Research Interests

  • Past
    • The cellular mechanisms of micronutrient absorption
    • The cell biology of receptor-ligand interactions
    • The cellular mechanisms of parietal cell function
  • Current
    • The medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease/irritable bowel syndrome
    • Outcomes of medical interventions
    • Health policy analysis
    • Bacterial synthesis of cobalamin analogs in the human intestine

Representative Publications

  1. Valenzuela JE, Schubert T, Fogel MR, Strong RM, Levine JS, et al: A multicenter, randomized double-blind trial of somatostatin in the management of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Hepatology 1989; 10:958-961.
  2. Culerar S, Jaszweski R, Welsh J, Le V, Raskin J, Fleischmann R, Razzague M, Champion C, Gottlie BG, Nashel D, Van Derveer L, Levine JS, et al: A report of three multi clinic trials evaluating arbaprostil in arthritic patients with ASA/NSAID gastric mucosal damage. Gastroenterology, 1990; 98:1549-1557.
  3. Fyfe JC, Giger V, Hall CA, Jezyk PK, Klumpp SA, Levine JS, Patterson DF: Inherited selective intestinal cobalamin malabsorption and cobalamin deficiency in dogs. Ped Res 1990; 29: 24-31.
  4. Sutherland L, Singleton J, Sessions J, et al. Double blind, placebo controlled trial of metronidazole in Crohn's disease. Gut 1991; 32:1071-75.
  5. Levine JS. A political perspective on health care access. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice, 1992; 6:225-228.
  6. Levine JS, Jacobson ED. Intestinal ischemic disorders. Dig Dis 1995; 13:3-24.
  7. Levine JS. Misoprostil and NSAIDS. A Tale of Effects, Outcomes, and Costs. Ann Intern Med 1995; 123:309-10. (download PDF)
  8. Levine JS. Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Primary Care Case Rev 1998; 1:22-30.
  9. Levine JS. Evaluation of diarrhea in the ambulatory setting. Primary Care Case Rev 2000; 3:182-189.
  10. Levine JS. Management of Barrett’s Esophagus. Primary Care Case Rev 2002.
  11. Levine JS. Trust – It takes time. Arch Intern Med 2004; 164:930-32. (download PDF)