Ofer Levy MD
Professor, Pediatrics-Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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300 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-919-2900
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Summary
- Dr. Ofer Levy is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical degree from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. He directs the Precision Vaccines Program at BCH and serves on the U.S. FDA Vaccines & Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee. He has 180 publications and a Google Scholar H index of 63. Dr. Levy and his research have been featured on CNN, FOXNews, NBC, the New York Times, USA Today and Scientific American.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2000 - 2003- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Berson Research Award New York University School of Medicine, 2018
Clinical Trials
- Systems Biology to Identify Biomarkers of Neonatal Vaccine Immunogenicity Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: Respiratory infection‑ and asthma‑prone, low vaccine responder children demonstrate distinct mononuclear cell DNA methylation pathways.David Martino, Nikki Schultz, Ravinder Kaur, Simon D van Haren, Nina Kresoje
Clinical Epigenetics. 2025-03-28 - BECC-engineered live-attenuated Shigella vaccine candidates display reduced endotoxicity with robust immunogenicity in mice.Matthew E Sherman, Jane Michalski, Sayan Das, Hyojik Yang, Lakshmi Chandrasekaran
Vaccine. 2025-03-19 - Pre-vaccination immune markers predict response to BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in vulnerable groups - The CONVERS project, report from a pediatric tertiary hospital.Nicola Cotugno, Marco Sanna, Donato Amodio, Elena Morrocchi, Chiara Pighi
Vaccine. 2025-03-07
Journal Articles
- Increasing FIM2/3 Antigen-Content Improves Efficacy of Bordetella Pertussis Vaccines in Mice in Vivo Without Altering Vaccine-Induced Human Reactogenicity Biomarkers i...Ofer Levy, MD, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Ofer Levy, MD, PhD: Innovator in Vaccine Research and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston Children’s HospitalMarch 12th, 2025
Christine J. Duncan, MD, FACOG, IFMCP: Pioneering Integrative Women’s Health on Long IslandMarch 12th, 2025
Could Flu Shot Supply Fall Short This Year? FDA's Canceled Meeting Sparks WorriesFebruary 27th, 2025- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- VACCINE ADJUVANT DISCOVERY PROGRAM (VADP)BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
- VACCINE ADJUVANT DISCOVERY PROGRAM (VADP)BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
- Immune development in early life (IDEAL) shapes vaccine response, respiratory infectious diseaseand asthmaBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
- Immune development in early life (IDEAL) shapes vaccine response, respiratory infectious diseaseand asthmaBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
- Immune development in early life (IDEAL) shapes vaccine response, respiratory infectious diseaseand asthmaBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
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