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Dr. Marc Levin, M.D. J.D

marc r. levin, m.d.


Dr. Marc R. Levin, is a Board Certified Physician and Surgeon and a licensed Illinois Attorney. Dr. Levin was born and raised in Chicago. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he graduated cum laude, at the top of his class. In 1977, he obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois. He completed his initial residency training in Internal Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in suburban Chicago, and additional residency training in Ophthalmology at the Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute. He later underwent Fellowship training in Retinal Surgery at the prestigious Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.

Dr. Levin has practiced medicine for over twenty-five years. Between 1982 and 1989, Dr Levin practiced General Ophthalmology in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Between 1989-1990, he served as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Opthamology at Harvard Medical School. For the past 17 years, he has practiced as a Retinal Surgeon in Chicago.

While practicing medicine full time, Dr. Levin attended Loyola University School of Law in Chicago, where he graduated cum laude, at the top of his class, in 2000. Before joining Clewis & Finn, Dr. Levin practiced law with another prominent Chicago area law firm, where he assisted in the strategy and litigation of numerous medical malpractice cases.

Dr. Levin is Of Counsel to Clewis & Finn, where he assists with the evaluation, strategic planning, and litigation of cases involving catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse and neglect. Dr. Levin's intimate understanding of medical conditions and their treatment and health care delivery processes enhances Clewis & Finn's ability to effectively serve its clients in all types of injury and wrongful death cases.

As a physician, Dr. Levin has published several medical articles and book chapters and is a member of numerous medical and legal societies. He is a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine and American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a Member of the Illinois Association of Ophthalmology, and American Society of Retina Specialists. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.

Dr. Levin resides on Chicago's North Shore with his wife and two children.

education

Loyola University Chicago, J.D., Cum Laude, 2000

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, M.D., 1977

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S. with Honors, 1973


medical training

Internal Medicine Internship
Loyola University Medical Center, 1977-1978

Internal Medicine Residency
Loyola University Medical Center, 1978-1979

Ophthalmology Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute, 1979-1982

Fellowship in Retina and Vitreous
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1989-1990


medical board certification

National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1978
American Board of Ophthalmology, October 1983

medical licensures

Illinois, November 1978
Wisconsin, October 1979
California, August 1990

bar admissions

Illinois, 2000

awards/honors/scholarships

Adelman Award
Narat Award
Desmond Award
Academic scholarships at University of Illinois College of Medicine

professional memberships, societies & associations

Illinois State Bar Association
American College of Legal Medicine
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Illinois Association of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retina Specialists
Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society
Chicago Ophthalmological Society
Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Eye Alumni
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Alumni Association

publications

Levin, M.R., Hyndiuk, R.A.
Common Eyelid Problems; Hospital Medicine
April 1982

Mieler, W., Williams, D., Levin, M.R.
Vitreous Amyloidosis
Archives of Ophthalmology
July 1988

Levin, M.R.
Book Review "Fison's Retinal Detachment Surgery"
Archives of Ophthalmology
August 1990

Levin, M.R., D'Amico, D.J.
Traumatic Endophthalmitis in "Eye Trauma"
ed. Shingleton, B.,
C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO. 1991

Levin, M.R., Gragoudas, E.S.
Retinal Macroaneurysms in "Principles and
Practice of Ophthalmology"
ed. Albert, D.M., Jakobiec, F.
W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1994