

Biography
Dr. Levin is a member of the Preventive Cardiology group. She consults on pregnant patients with heart disease as well as general cardiology patients with lipid disorders and a broad range of cardiovascular diseases.
Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (1989)
- Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1985)
- Fellowship, George Washington University, Lipidology and Echocardiography (1988)
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- Fellowship, George Washington University, Cardiovascular Disease (1987)
- Residency, Georgetown University, Internal Medicine (1985)
- Internship, Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine (1983)
- Internship, Children’s Hospital of San Francisco, Pediatrics (1980)
- M.D., University of California, San Francisco, Medicine (1979)
- B.A. with Distinction, Stanford University, Human Biology (1975)
Honors & Awards
- Achievement in Medicine for improving cardiac outcomes in a large population, Santa Clara County Medical Society (2012)
- AHA Excellence Award for Chronic Conditions Programs, American Heart Association (2003)
- Exceptional Contribution Award for regional cholesterol and heart failure management programs., The Permanente Medical Group (2003)
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- National Award for Innovations in Health Care, Adaptive Business Leaders (2003)
- National Award for Quality Improvement for population management programs in CAD and Heart Failure, National Committee for Quality Assurance (2002)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University (1974)
- Plenary Speaker, Coronary Heart Disease, National Conference to Improve Cardiac Care, National Health Service, United Kingdom (2004)
- Scientific Excellence Oral Presentation, Preventive Medicine Society (2008)
- Top Doctors as Chosen by Their Peers, Bay Area Consumer’s Checkbook (2022)
- Women of Influence Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal (2013)
Memberships
- Fellow, American Heart Association (1990 - Present)
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1990 - Present)
- Invited Participant, LDL Think Tank, American College of Cardiology (2016 - 2017)
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- Home-based Cardiac Rehab Group member, Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Collaborative:U.S. Dept of HHS initiative co-led by CDC &CMS (2018 - Present)
- Representative from Stanford, California Medical Leadership Forum for Prevention and Public Health (2018 - Present)
- Scientific Advisor, Moving Analytics, Inc. (2018 - Present)
- Clinical Cardiology Consultant, AliveCor (2020 - 2022)
- Invited Panelist, AHA Center for Technology and Innovation (2021 - 2021)
- Chief of Medical Affairs, MovingAnalytics (2022 - 2024)
- Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Work Group, American Heart Association (2022 - 2024)
- Liaison Member, CLCD Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Secondary Prevention Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association (2022 - Present)
Publications
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Standardized Discharge Orders after Stroke Results of the Quality Improvement in Stroke Prevention (QUISP) Cluster Randomized Trial
Johnston, S. C., Sidney, S., Hills, N. K., Grosvenor, D., Klingman, J. G., Bernstein, A., & Levin, E. (2010). Standardized Discharge Orders after Stroke Results of the Quality Improvement in Stroke Prevention (QUISP) Cluster Randomized Trial. ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, 67(5), 579–89. -
Women at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: How Research is Translated Into Innovation and Quality Outcomes at Kaiser Permanente.
Levin, E., & Arango, J. (2005). Women at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: How Research is Translated Into Innovation and Quality Outcomes at Kaiser Permanente. The Permanente Journal, 9(1), 48–51. -
Successful conversion of patients with hypercholesterolemia from a brand name to a generic cholesterol-lowering drug
Cheetham, T. C., Chan, J., Benson, Richmond, C., Levin, E., & Campen, D. (2005). Successful conversion of patients with hypercholesterolemia from a brand name to a generic cholesterol-lowering drug. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE, 11(9), 546–52. -
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Differential association between statin exposure and elevated levels of creatine kinase
Chan, J., Hui, R. L., & Levin, E. (2005). Differential association between statin exposure and elevated levels of creatine kinase. ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY, 39(10), 1611–16. -
Population-based approach to heart failure management is associated with improved outcomes
Steimle, A., Levin, E., Arango, J., Kim, E., & Stone, B. (2002). Population-based approach to heart failure management is associated with improved outcomes. CIRCULATION, 106(19), 568. -
Outcomes of Chest Pain Calls to an Advice and Appointment Call Center
Bhargava, R., Temkin, T. L., Fireman, B., Levin, E., & Amaral, D. (2012). Outcomes of Chest Pain Calls to an Advice and Appointment Call Center. CIRCULATION, 126(21). -
SUCCESS OF A HOME-BASED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN A POPULATION OF NEARLY 4 MILLION
Levin, E. G., von Coll, S., & Dlott, R. (2017). SUCCESS OF A HOME-BASED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN A POPULATION OF NEARLY 4 MILLION. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 69(11), 1731. -
Successful clinical guidelines implementation in a large integrated healthcare system
Levin, E., Emerson, L., Whippy, A., Steimle, A. E., & Pearl, R. (2007). Successful clinical guidelines implementation in a large integrated healthcare system. CIRCULATION, 116(16), 785. -
Standardized Discharge Orders After Stroke: Results of the Quality Improvement in Stroke Prevention (QUISP) Trial
Johnston, S. C., Sidney, S., Hills, N. K., Grosvenor, D., Klingman, J. G., Bernstein, A., & Levin, E. (2010). Standardized Discharge Orders After Stroke: Results of the Quality Improvement in Stroke Prevention (QUISP) Trial. STROKE, 41(4), E289. -
COMPARISON OF PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID AND CELLULOSE AS ADJUNCTS TO A PRUDENT DIET IN THE TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
LEVIN, E. G., MILLER, V. T., MUESING, R. A., STOY, D. B., BALM, T. K., & LAROSA, J. C. (1990). COMPARISON OF PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID AND CELLULOSE AS ADJUNCTS TO A PRUDENT DIET IN THE TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 150(9), 1822–27. -
Innovative approach to guidelines implementation is associated with declining cardiovascular mortality in a population of three million
Levin, E. G., Arango, J., Steimle, A. E., Lee, P. C., & Fireman, B. (2001). Innovative approach to guidelines implementation is associated with declining cardiovascular mortality in a population of three million. CIRCULATION, 104(17), 789. -
Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Brindis, R. G., Fischer, E., Besinque, G., Gjedsted, A., Lee, P. C., Padgett, T., … Strohmeier, A. (2006). Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Practice Guidelines. Critical Pathways in Cardiology, 5(2), 69–102. -
Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Solomon, M. D., Leong, T. K., Sung, S. H., Jaffe, M., Levin, E., Rana, J. S., & Go, A. S. (2017). Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction . Circulation: American Heart Association. -
Putting Heart Disease Guidelines into Practice: Kaiser Permanente Leads the Way
L, P., Ralph, B., & Levin, E. (2003). Putting Heart Disease Guidelines into Practice: Kaiser Permanente Leads the Way. The Permanente Journal, 7(1). -
Chronic Kidney Disease and Lipid Control in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Nasiri, H., Armstrong, M., Sandhu, G., Levin, E., Bhargava, R., & Hung, Y. (2005). Chronic Kidney Disease and Lipid Control in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease . Presented at the American Society of Nephrology. -
Myocardial infarction mortality in patients administered thrombolytic therapy versus primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A two-county comparison in northern California
Levin, E., Brindis, R., Petru, M., & Lee, P. (2002). Myocardial infarction mortality in patients administered thrombolytic therapy versus primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A two-county comparison in northern California. CIRCULATION, 106(19), 761. -
Gender bias in the use of lipid-lowering therapy
Bhargava, R., Sandhu, G., Armstrong, M., Nasiri, H., Sah, A., & Levin, E. (2005). Gender bias in the use of lipid-lowering therapy. CIRCULATION, 112(17), U893. -
Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke Everyday (PHASE): Optimizing Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in a Coronary Artery Disease-Equivalent Population Within a Large Integrated Health Care System
Levin, E., Sidney, S., Selby, J. V., & Jaffe, M. (2009). Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke Everyday (PHASE): Optimizing Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in a Coronary Artery Disease-Equivalent Population Within a Large Integrated Health Care System. Presented at the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Oral Presentations, Washington, DC. -
Race and blood pressure control six months after ischemic stroke
Hills, N. K., Nguyen-Huynh, M., Grosvenor, D., Sidney, S., Klingman, J., Bernstein, A., … Johnston, S. C. (2008). Race and blood pressure control six months after ischemic stroke. STROKE, 39(2), 622–23. -
Myocardial infarction in Asian Indians (MIAI) study: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California experience
Rau, J., Johnsen, N., Lee, P., Chandra, M., Go, A., & Levin, E. (2006). Myocardial infarction in Asian Indians (MIAI) study: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California experience. CIRCULATION. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation program is associated with excellent outcomes
Krowley, J., & Levin, E. G. (2001). Home-based cardiac rehabilitation program is associated with excellent outcomes. CIRCULATION, 104(17), 800. -
Successful conversion of 33,318 patients with hypercholesterolernia from a brand-name to a generic cholesterol-lowering drug
Levin, E., Cheetham, C. T., Chan, J., Richmond, C., Benson, V. M., & Campen, D. (2004). Successful conversion of 33,318 patients with hypercholesterolernia from a brand-name to a generic cholesterol-lowering drug. CIRCULATION, 110(17), 819. -
Blood pressure control among women six months after ischemic stroke
Hills, N., Grosvenor, D., Sidney, S., Klingman, J., Bernstein, A., Levin, E., & Johnston, S. (2008). Blood pressure control among women six months after ischemic stroke. NEUROLOGY, 70(11), A232. -
Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Rate in a Post-PCI Population: Using NCDR CathPCI® Registry and Integrated Electronic Medical Record, ACC NCDR 11, April 1, 2011
Chen, S., Lee, A., Levin, E., Jackson, J., & Ford, T. (2011). Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Rate in a Post-PCI Population: Using NCDR CathPCI® Registry and Integrated Electronic Medical Record, ACC NCDR 11, April 1, 2011. -
Comparison of Screening Outcomes Among Different Healthcare Delivery Systems for Three Major Diseases: February 2008, Oral Presentation
Levin, E., Loftus, B., & Pearl, R. (2008). Comparison of Screening Outcomes Among Different Healthcare Delivery Systems for Three Major Diseases: February 2008, Oral Presentation. Presented at the Preventive Medicine Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, Texas. -
Cumulative Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Solomon, M., Leong, T., & Levin, E. (2020). Cumulative Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cumulative Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction. -
Effect of Social Determinants on Outcomes in a High-risk Cardio-obstetrics Population
Carland, C., Panelli, D., Lee, C., Sherwin, E., Levin, E., Zarafshar, S., … Khandelwal, A. (2020). Effect of Social Determinants on Outcomes in a High-risk Cardio-obstetrics Population. Circulation, 142, 1. -
An Education and Electronic Health Record Intervention Increased Utilization of Exercise Tolerance Testing at an Academic Medical Center Cardiovascular Summit Virtual, from February 1-April 30, 2021.
Kalwani, N., Tsai, S., Gaspar, C., Gafencu, M., Paul, R., Bobokalonova, Z., & Levin, E. (2021). An Education and Electronic Health Record Intervention Increased Utilization of Exercise Tolerance Testing at an Academic Medical Center Cardiovascular Summit Virtual, from February 1-April 30, 2021. Presented at the ACC Virtual Cardiovascular Summit, Virtual. -
Recurrence of Atrial Myxoma in Pregnancy: Successful Intrapartum Management and Postpartum Resection
Joudi, N., Levin, E., Miller, P., Nieman, K., Lathi, R., Boyd, J., … Khandelwal, A. (2021). Recurrence of Atrial Myxoma in Pregnancy: Successful Intrapartum Management and Postpartum Resection. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5(1). -
Digital Health Interventions for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Systematic Literature Review.
Wongvibulsin, S., Habeos, E. E., Huynh, P. P., Xun, H., Shan, R., Porosnicu Rodriguez, K. A., … Martin, S. S. (2021). Digital Health Interventions for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(2), e18773. -
Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Twin Pregnancy.
Bryant, E., Tsai, S., Levin, E., Fleischman, D., Ansari, J., Fischbein, M., … Khandelwal, A. (2020). Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Twin Pregnancy. JACC. Case Reports, 2(1), 96–100. -
AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTERVENTION TO INCREASE USE OF LIMITED ECHOCARDIOGRAMS IN CARDIOLOGY CLINIC: A MIXED METHODS EVALUATION
Kalwani, N. M., Kling, S. M. R., Barrata, J., Salina-Gustafsson, E. A., Veruttipong, D., Brown-Johnson, C. G., … Levin, E. (2022). AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTERVENTION TO INCREASE USE OF LIMITED ECHOCARDIOGRAMS IN CARDIOLOGY CLINIC: A MIXED METHODS EVALUATION . Presented at the ACC Virtual Cardiovascular Summit. -
Appropriateness And Clinical Utility Of Echocardiograms For (Pre)Syncope And Palpitations In An Academic Primary Care Practice
Gupta, K., Kalwani, N., Gaspar, C., Bokokalonova, Z., Paul, R., Tsai, S., & Levin, E. (2022). Appropriateness And Clinical Utility Of Echocardiograms For (Pre)Syncope And Palpitations In An Academic Primary Care Practice. Presented at the QCOR, Reston, Virginia. -
Association of Neighborhood Income with Clinical Outcomes Among Pregnant Patients with Cardiac Disease
Carland, C., Panelli, D. M., Leonard, S. A., Bryant, E., Sherwin, E. B., Lee, C. J., … Khandelwal, A. (2022). Association of Neighborhood Income with Clinical Outcomes Among Pregnant Patients with Cardiac Disease. Reproductive Sciences . -
Implementation of guideline-concordant use of stress echocardiography in primary care and cardiology clinics: a mixed methods evaluation.
Kling, S. M. R., Kalwani, N., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Barrata, J., Brown-Johnson, C. G., Garvert, D. W., … Vilendrer, S. (2022). Implementation of guideline-concordant use of stress echocardiography in primary care and cardiology clinics: a mixed methods evaluation. . Presented at the 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, USA. -
An initiative to promote value-based stress test selection in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation.
Kling, S. M., Kalwani, N. M., Winget, M., Gupta, K., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Baratta, J., … Tsai, S. (2023). An initiative to promote value-based stress test selection in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. -
Electronic Health Record Alert to Promote Adoption of Limited Transthoracic Echocardiograms in Primary Care and Cardiology Clinics: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.
Kalwani, N. M., Kling, S. M., Vilendrer, S., Garvert, D. W., Veruttipong, D., Baratta, J., … Winget, M. (2024). Electronic Health Record Alert to Promote Adoption of Limited Transthoracic Echocardiograms in Primary Care and Cardiology Clinics: A Mixed Methods Evaluation. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 17(11), e010621.
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Differential association between statin exposure and elevated levels of creatine kinase
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