L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS - Orthopaedic Surgeon at Penn Medicine

Watch an interview with L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Surgery at Penn Medicine.

"It's not a vocation, being a physician is a lifestyle. My major area of interest is what we call extremity salvage and reconstruction. That includes patients that have upper extremity disorders, such as mutilating hand injuries, patients that require salvage of their lower extremities from trauma, from infection, from tumor."

"It's not unusual for me to get a text message at 5:30 in the morning, or even earlier when I start my day, when one of my faculty has been up all night taking care of a trauma patient. Or late at night trying to clarify a point in a peer review manuscript or a grant."

"The collaboration of all the team members on this big team we call "Penn Medicine" is a tremendous advantage that allows us to deliver the best musculoskeletal care, the best orthopaedic care in the world."

"The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest orthopaedic program in the country; yet, it remains cutting-edge and out in front. In the future, we'll be able to do things like hand transplantation."

"Penn Orthopaedics, Penn Medicine, is a beacon for excellence. This is what attracted me to Penn. And I'm very proud to say that my dream of leading such a group has been realized thus far in my tenure."

"My name is Dr. L. Scott Levin. I am a Paul B. Magnuson Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Penn Medicine."

Learn more about Dr. Levin: http://www.pennmedicine.org/Wagform/MainPage.aspx?config=provider&P=PP&am...

Visit the Penn Orthopaedics website: http://www.pennmedicine.org/orthopaedics

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