Phillip Levy

Phillip Levy, M.D., MPH, joined Wayne Health in January 2020 in a newly-created role as chief innovation officer to lead the organization’s efforts in population health innovation, clinical outcomes and social accountability.

Dr. Levy is the Edward S. Thomas endowed professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine where he also serves as assistant vice president for Translational Sciences and Clinical Research Innovation, and associate chair for Research, in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Levy is a Fellow of multiple professional societies, including the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). In addition to this, Dr. Levy is a standing member of the NIH Cancer, Heart and Sleep Epidemiology (CHSA) study section; president of the Metro Detroit AHA affiliate; Chair of the ACC’s Cardiovascular Service Accreditation Management Board; and a member of the ACC’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry Management Board. A leading cardiovascular researcher, Dr. Levy has overseen more than 90 funded studies from various entities since his arrival at Wayne State in 2002, including the CDC, NHLBI, NIMHD, PCORI, AHRQ, EMF and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Related to this work, Dr. Levy has published more than 220 manuscripts and textbook chapters over the past decade and has been an invited lecturer on cardiovascular disease more than 220 times.

Dr. Levy earned a Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College, a Master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Pennsylvania.