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Marc A. Levitt, MD

Director, Colorectal Center

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Phone: 513-636-3240

Fax: 513-636-3248

Email: marc.levitt@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery

Biography

Marc A. Levitt, MD, is director of the Colorectal Center, joined the staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on June 1, 2005.

Dr. Levitt was recruited from Schneider Children's Hospital of the North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, New York.

Dr. Levitt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Society.

Dr. Levitt completed his general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and also served as a clinical and research fellow in pediatric colorectal surgery with Dr. Alberto Peña, at Schneider Children's Hospital.

Dr. Levitt completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, and was a pediatric surgical attending there, serving as the clinical director of their Pediatric Miniature Access Surgery Center.

Dr. Levitt's interests include pediatric colorectal surgery and pediatric minimally invasive surgery.

Education and Training

MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

Fellowhip: Children's Hospital of Buffalo.

Certification: General Surgery, 2000; Pediatric Surgery, 2002.

Publications

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Rangel SJ, Lawal TA, Bischoff A, Chatoorgoon K, Louden E, Peña A, Levitt MA. The appendix as a conduit for antegrade continence enemas in patients with anorectal malformations: Lessons learned from 163 cases treated over 18 years. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1236-42.

Chatoorgoon K, Peña A, Lawal T, Hamrick M, Louden E, Levitt MA. Neoappendicostomy in the management of pediatric fecal incontinence. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1243-9,.

Levitt MA, Mathis KL, Pemberton JH. Surgical treatment for constipation in children and adults. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 2011 Jun;25:167-179.

Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Peña A. Pitfalls and challenges of cloaca repair: How to reduce the need for reoperations. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1250-1255.

Lawal TA, Chatoorgoon K, Bischoff A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Management of h-type rectovestibular and rectovaginal fistulas. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1226-30.

Lawal TA, Rangel SJ, Bischoff A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Laparoscopic assisted Malone Appendicostomy in the Management of Fecal Incontinence in Children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2011 Jun;21(5):455-9.

Alam S, Lawal TA, Peña A, Sheldon C, Levitt MA. Acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1231-5.

Lawal TA, Falcone RA, von Allmen D, Denson LA, Levitt MA, Warner BW, Frischer JS. The utility of routine pouchogram before ileostomy reversal in children and adolescents following ileal pouch anal anastomosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1222-5.

Podberesky DJ, Weaver NC, Anton CG, Lawal T, Hamrick MC, Alam S, Peña A, Levitt MA. MRI of acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Apr 16.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Levitt MA, Lim FY, Linam LE, Patel MN, Kraus S, Crombleholme TM, Peña A. Fetal MRI clues to diagnose cloacal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Mar 16.