Curriculum Vitae
Mitchell Levy, M.D.
1909 N 82nd Street
Seattle, Washington 98103
Home: (206) 524-0870
Pager/Voicemail: (206) 663-0139
Personal Data:
Born Morristown, New Jersey.
Education:
Undergraduate:
Medical:
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York: Bachelor of Arts,
Philosophy; General Honors. Sept. 1985-May 1989
William and Mary program, Cambridge, England. June-Aug. 1987
The George Washington University Medical School, Washington,
D.C. Aug. 1992-May 1996
Postgraduate Training:
Residency/Internship:
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington;
Psychiatry: July 1996-June 2000
Faculty Positions Held:
July 2004Assistant Professor, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry,
Present
Seattle, Washington. Attending physician for inpatient and consultation-liaison
service at UW Medical Center, including clinical care and resident/medical
student teaching. Outpatient clinical practice at UWPOC and UW-Seattle Cancer
Care Alliance in general psychiatry, medical psychiatric consultation and
psychiatry resident teaching.
July 2000June 2003
Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington Department of
Psychiatry, Seattle, Washington. Attending physician for inpatient and
consultation-liaison service including clinical care and resident/ medical student
teaching. Outpatient clinical practice at UWPOC in general psychiatry, medical
psychiatric consultation and psychiatry resident teaching.
July 2000Sept. 2006
Responsible for clinical teaching and patient care for University of Washington
Department of Psychiatry inpatient/outpatient electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)
service. Inpatient consultation for ECT treatment and clinical management.
July 2000July 2005
Outpatient psychiatrist to Fertility and Endocrine Center, University of
Washington
Honors:
Selection to University of Washington Teaching Scholars Course 2007-8
Board Certification: Board Certification in General Adult Psychiatry & Neurology: Completed
Parts I & II as of 2002. Recertification 2012.
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ECT certification: American Convulsive Therapy training course in ECT: May 2001.
Current License to Practice: Washington State.
Professional Organizations: 1996-2006
1999-2006
1999-2000
American Psychiatric Association
Washington State Psychiatric Association
University of Washington Psychiatry ResidencyExecutive Committee Liaison
Teaching Responsibilities:
Courses:
1) ‘Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine in Psychiatry.’ Co-taught (approximately
25%) with fellow inpatient attending Paul Borghesani MD, PhD; Suzanne Murray, MD;
Ryan Kimmel MD and Jennifer Seibert MD. 6-week course covering introduction to
using the medical literature in clinical context. 2005 to present (course repeats every six
weeks).
2) Seminar: Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy. Co-taught equally with Julie Lord,
MD. 2008 to present (every fall quarter).
Lectures:
1) ‘Introduction to Psychopharmacology.’ Lecture presented to Graduate Students in
Department of Psychology, University of Washington. 2001; 2003.
2) ‘Introduction to Psycho-oncology.’ Lecture for R1/R2 UW Psychiatry Residents and
Psychosomatic Medicine Fellows on inpatient psychiatry and consultation-liaison
rotations. 2008 and 2011.
3) ‘Differential Diagnosis of Affective Disorders.’ Lecture presented to R1 UW Psychiatry
Residents 2005; 2007-present.
4) ‘Attachment Theory- Based Curriculum Module.’ Lecture presented to R2 UW
Psychiatry Residents in supportive psychotherapy seminar. 2008-2010.
Clinical Teaching:
1) Teaching in psychopharmacologic management and clinical supervision of second and
third year residents in psychiatry. Teaching in multimodal psychotherapy strategies
including cognitive-behavioral, supportive and psychodynamic. 2002-present.
2) Extensive clinically-based teaching on core inpatient psychiatry rotations at the
University of Washington for first and second year residents. Teaching informed by best
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clinical evidence and development of resident skills in interviewing, patient empathy and
creation of bio-psycho-social formulation. 2000-present.
Course/Curriculum Development:
1) ‘Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine in Psychiatry:’ Course development and
ongoing teaching and participation with Paul Borghesani MD, PhD; Suzanne Murray,
MD; Ryan Kimmel MD and Jennifer Seibert MD. 2005 to present.
2) Psycho-Oncology:’ Development of reading course for clinical rotation with Anne
Thomas-Rich, MD, Jesse Fann, MD, and in review/collaboration with John Wynn, MD,
Director of Psycho-Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute. 2007.
3) ‘Attachment Theory Curriculum:’ Development and presentation of curriculum for
utilization of principles of attachment theory for second-year psychiatry residents in
supportive psychotherapy seminar, 2008 to present.
Special Local Responsibilities:
1) Behavioral Health Strategic Planning Committee: University of Washington
representative on Department of Psychiatry committee to evaluate electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) service, clinical
needs and implementation potential. 2009 to present
2) University of Washington Faculty Senate: Representative from Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences and School of Medicine: June 2008- September 2010.
3) University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry, Residency Program: Curriculum
Committee Representative. Oct. 1999-June 2000
Publications:
1) Levy M and Fann J. ‘The neuropsychiatry of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.’
Eur. J. Psychiat. [online], 2006;20(2):107-128.
2) Levy M. ‘10 myths about delirium.’ Current Psychiatry. 2006 Oct;5(10):45-46.
3) Levy M. ‘Changes in electroconvulsive therapy service availability: think globally—act
locally’ [letter]. J ECT. 2007 Jun;23(2):124-5.
4) Levy M. ‘Delirium likely caused by interaction between phenytoin and temozolomide’
[letter]. Psychosomatics. 2007 Jul-Aug;48(4):359-60.
5) Levy M and Murray S. ‘A young man’s affair of the heart.’ Current Psychiatry. 2007
Sept;6(9):87-92.
6) Levy M. ‘Cancer fatigue: a review for psychiatrists.’ Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 MayJun;30(3):233-44.
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7) Levy M. ‘Cancer fatigue: a neurobiological review for psychiatrists.’
Psychosomatics. 2008 Jul-Aug;49(4):283-91.
8) Levy M and Fann J. ‘Assessment and management of psychiatric issues during cancer
treatment.’ Current Pain Headache Rep. 2008 Aug;12(4):262-9.
9) Levy M and McLaren K. ‘The bedtime solution’ Current Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;
8(12):91-92, 96-98.
10) Murray S, Dwight-Johnson M and Levy M. ‘Mothball induced encephalopathy
presenting as depression: it’s all in the history.’ General Hospital Psychiatry. 32;
2010:341e7-341e9.
11) Murray SB, Lord J, McLaren K, Levy M, Kimmel R: ‘Countertransference experienced
by junior faculty in the care of VIP patients.’ Academic Psychiatry. Mar 1;36(2):133-5.
12) Kimmel RJ, Levy MR. ‘Profound Hypertriglyceridemia and Weight Gain in the First
Week Following Initiation of Olanzapine: A Case Report with Implications for
Lipid Monitoring Guidelines.’ Psychosomatics. 2012 Dec 19. doi:pii:
S0033-3182(12)00187-9.
13) Kimmel RJ, Levy MR. ‘Brief psychotherapy for demoralization in terminal cancer:
a case report.’ Psychosomatics. 2013 Jan-Feb; 54(1):84-7.
14) Murray SB, Levy M, Lord J, McLaren K. ‘Peer-facilitated reflection: a tool for
continuing professional development for faculty.’ Academic Psychiatry. 2013 Mar
1; 37(2):125-8. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.11120221.
15) McLaren K, Lord J, Murray SB, Levy M, Ciechanowski P, Markman J, Ratzliff A,
Grodesky M, Cowley DS. ‘Ownership of patient care: a behavioral definition and
stepwise approach to diagnosing problems in trainees.’ Perspectives on Medical
Education (accepted for publication March 2013. In Press).
Book Chapters:
1) Levy M and Walker E. ‘Treatment of depression in primary care’ in Textbook of
Medicine, Branch (Editor) 2002.
2) Levy M and Wallace K. ‘Pelvic pain: musculoskeletal and psychological’ in Women’s
Health Text, Lemke (Editor) 2003.
3) Levy M and Fann J. ‘Neuropsychiatric complications of hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation,’ in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation A Handbook for Clinicians.
Wingard (Editor) 2009. Revised 2012.
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4) Lord J, McLaren K and Levy M. ‘Supportive Psychotherapy for Depression.’ Uptodate.
Roy-Byrne (Editor). 2010.
Poster Presentations:
1) ‘Integrating Evidence Based Medicine into Clinical Care -A Different Approach to
Teaching EBM.’ Murray SB, Levy MR, Dwight-Johnson M: Poster presentation at
Association of Academic Psychiatry in Boston 2007.
2) Levy M. ‘Development and Implementation of an Attachment Theory Curriculum.’
Poster presentation at Association of Academic Psychiatry in Santa Fe, 2008.
3) McLaren KD, Murray SB, Ciechanowski P, Levy MR, Lord JA, Ratsliff A, Cowley
DS: Ownership of Patient Care: Faculty and Resident Perspectives. Poster
presentation. Association of Academic Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Nashville
TN October 2012.
Local/Regional Presentations:
1) ‘Neuropsychiatric Effects of Steroid Treatment,’ 2002 Grand Rounds Presentation for
Liver Transplant Service.
2) ‘Resilience and Coping with Cancer,’ 2007. Invited talk for Gilda’s Club Cancer Support
Group.
3) ‘Fatigue 101: Review in the Cancer Setting.’ Presentation for solid tumor board
conference, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. May 19, 2008.
4) ‘Fatigue and Wellness.’ June 2009, June 2011 and June 2012. Focus on strategies for
cancer survivors and families on coping positively with fatigue, Seattle Cancer Care
Alliance.
5) ‘Cancer Fatigue 101.’ August 2010. Presentation for physician assistants at Seattle
Cancer Care Alliance.
6) ‘Common Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Cancer: Challenges to Coping; ’ March 2013.
Presentation and workshop for healthcare practitioners as part of PsychoOncology 2013.
Nothing to be Afraid of: Working with Distressed, Medically Ill Patients. Swedish
Medical Center/First Hill.
National Workshops:
1) Cowley DS MD (leader) and participants: Ciechanowski P, MD MPH, Greenberg WE.
MD, Levy M, MD, Lord J, MD, McLaren K, MD, Murray S, MD, Ratzliff A, MD PhD.
‘Defining and Teaching “Ownership” of Patient Care’ based on qualitative research study
regarding supervisor and resident attitudes. American Association of Directors of
Psychiatry Residency Training. Austin, Texas. March, 2011.
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2) Murray S, Lord J, McLaren K, Levy M. “Using reflective writing practice to manage
clinical and teaching challenges.’ Association of Academic Psychiatry for workshops on
September 2011 and October 2012.
Ad Hoc Editorial Review:
General Hospital Psychiatry: June 2005-Present, 3-6 times a year
Comprehensive Psychiatry: July 2007 - 1 review
European Journal of Cancer: Jan. 2011 - 1 review
Additional Training:
1) APA CME Certification course in addiction training and buprenorphine therapy for
opioid addiction. 2002.
2) ‘Attachment-based short-term dynamic psychotherapy.’ May 2008. Course taken
through the Institute for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), La Jolla,
California.
3) ‘Short term dynamic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant patients.’ July 2010.
Course taken through the West Coast Canada Institute for ISTDP, Vancouver B.C.
4) Narrative Therapy Intensive 5 Day Certificate Program. February 2013. Course taken
through the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Vancouver B.C.