Alice C Levine - Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)

About Me

Dr. Alice Levine has been a faculty member of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine since 1986 when she completed her Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism. She divides her time between clinical, teaching and research activities. Her clinical interests are diseases of the adrenal, pituitary and reproductive glands with an emphasis on hormone-dependent neoplasias. She publishes extensively in these fields. She is the Course Director for the Second Year Medical School Endocrine Pathophysiology Course and is often cited as one of the outstanding Faculty Teachers by Medical Students, Residents and Fellows. In her role as the Program Director of the Endocrine Fellowship, she mentors students, trainees and faculty in clinical and basic science research.

Language

English

Position

PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Morningside
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Acromegaly
Addison's Disease
Adrenal Crisis
Adrenal Incidentaloma
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Cushing's Syndrome
Galactorrhea
Pheochromocytoma

Education

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Internship, Internal Medicine

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System-NY Campus

Residency, Internal Medicine

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System-NY Campus

Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Research

Interactive roles of androgens and growth factors in human prostate development and neoplasia

Dr. Levine’s Research Laboratory focuses on understanding how hormones and growth factors coordinately regulate prostate growth in order to develop new treatment strategies for men with prostatic disorders. Co-directed by Dr. Alexander Kirschenbaum, Clinical Associate Professor of Urology, her group was the first to publish on the successful management of benign prostatic hyperplasia with hormonal therapy. They also reported that androgens increase stromal cell growth in the prostate and also regulate the powerful angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF). Dr. Levine’s group were also among the first to determine the cell-specific expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the human prostate and to report that selective COX-2 inhibitors kill prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. They established the role of COX-2 in hypoxia mediated upregulation of survival and angiogenic proteins in human prostate cancer cells. Dr. Levine’s group recently isolated and characterized a protein derived from dietary bitter melon seeds that selectively kills pre-neoplastic and neoplastic prostate cancer cells. Her group has also published extensively on the mechanisms underlying prostate cancer bone metastases and developed a bone-targeting compound aimed at preventing and treating prostate cancer bone metastases.

Locations

Department of Medicine-Endocrinology

5 East 98th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-3422

Neurosurgery

5 E 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-3422

Insurance Information

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Department of Medicine-Endocrinology5 East 98th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10029

Neurosurgery5 E 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Publications

Publications:83

Selected Publications

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Patient Experience Rating

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Care Provider’s Explanation

5 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

5 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.9 out of 5

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Dr. Levine has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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Alice C Levine, MD

Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Video

Education

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Internship, Internal Medicine

Residency, Internal Medicine

Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Research

Locations

Department of Medicine-Endocrinology

Neurosurgery

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Rating

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Alice C Levine, MD

Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Video

Education

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Internship, Internal Medicine

Residency, Internal Medicine

Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Research

Locations

Department of Medicine-Endocrinology

Neurosurgery

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating