Deborah A Levine

Deborah A Levine, MD, MPH, serves as Professor of Internal Medicine and Neurology at the University of Michigan Medical School, with joint appointments in both departments. Her institutional affiliations include:

• Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine
• Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
• Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
• Caswell Diabetes Institute

Her medical training encompasses Internal Medicine residencies at Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Langone Medical Center (1999), alongside a Teaching Assistant position at New York University School of Medicine. She holds both MD and MPH degrees, though specific degree-granting institutions remain unspecified in the source material.

Dr. Levine's research focuses on critical intersections of cognitive aging and vascular health:

• Cardiovascular risk factors (particularly blood pressure) and cognitive decline trajectories
• Ethnic disparities in cognitive aging among Black, White, and Mexican American populations
• Bilingualism's impact on memory performance in older adults
• Health services research examining Medicare Advantage disenrollment patterns and neighborhood influences on stroke care access

Analysis of her publication history reveals consistent emphasis on longitudinal vascular-cognitive relationships, with increasing attention to health disparities and diverse population studies. Her 2025 work notably expands into metabolic factors (leptin/adiponectin) and detailed ethnic comparisons in cognitive assessment.

No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials.

Actively available for mentoring, Dr. Levine directs the U-M Cognitive Health Services Research Program and likely advises trainees in cognitive epidemiology and health services research. Her work appears supported by NIH and policy-focused grants, though specific funding details aren't enumerated.

She leads multidisciplinary collaborations between the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and Caswell Diabetes Institute, integrating metabolic, cardiovascular, and cognitive health research through the U-M Cognitive Health Services Research Program.