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Ann Marie LeVine, MD

Ann Marie LeVine, MD

TitleAssociate Professor
Phone(352) 392-1189
Fax(352) 265-0443
Emaillevineam@peds.ufl.edu
LocationRG 114

Ann Marie LeVine, MD is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology since 2005. She serves as the Fellowship Director and Research Director for the division. After obtaining her Doctorate of Medicine from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, New York in 1988, she completed her Pediatric Residency training at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo from 1988- 1991, serving as Chief Resident from 1991-1992. She then pursued a Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC from 1992-1995. Her basic scientific research interests are Surfactant biology, innate host defense of the lung, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. Her clinical interests include acute respiratory distress syndrome and immunology of critical illness.

Key Publications

  1. LeVine AM, Elliott J, Whitsett J, Srikiatkhachorn A, Crouch E, DeSilva N,. Korfhagen T. Surfactant protein-D enhances phagocytosis and pulmonary clearance of respiratory syncytial virus. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 31:193-199, 2004.
  2. Senft AP, Korfhagen TR, Whitsett JA, Shapiro SD, LeVine AM. Surfactant protein-D regulates soluble CD14 through matrix metalloproteinase-12. J. Immunol. 174:4953-4959, 2005.
  3. Stark JM, Stark MA, Colasurdo GN, LeVine AM. Decreased bacterial clearance from the lungs of mice following primary respiratory syncytial virus infection. J. Med. Virol. 78:829-838, 2006.
  4. Senft A, Korfhagen T, Whitsett JA, LeVine AM. Surfactant protein-D regulates the cell surface expression of alveolar macrophage beta-2 integrin. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292: L469-L475, 2007.
  5. Ramadas R, Wu L, LeVine AM. Surfactant protein-A enhances production of secretory leukoprotease inhibitor and protects it from cleavage by matrix metalloproteinases. Journal of Immunology. In press.

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