Stacie K. Levine, MD

Dr. Stacie Levine is a geriatrician and palliative medicine specialist who focuses on multimorbidity, serious illness care, pain management, and post-acute care transitions. She completed her medical training at Rush University Medical College and internal medicine residency and clinical fellowship in geriatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. She then returned to Chicago for a research fellowship in geriatrics before joining faculty at University of Chicago in 2002. Dr. Levine is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She serves as Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and has in several national committees for curriculum development in post-graduate fellowship education. Dr. Levine is a co-primary investigator of a multi-institutional project that offers longitudinal training in serious illness care for interprofessional clinicians and staff for regional, national and international audiences. At University of Chicago she has been recognized for her contributions with appointments as a fellow in the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators and a senior faculty scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, and with the Francis H. Straus Mentorship Award. She is a graduate of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) leadership program for women in medicine. Dr. Levine was honored with the Gerald H. Holman Distinguished Service Award and Award for Excellence in Education and Training at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is a recurrent Castle Connolly and Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctor.

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
- Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
2018

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Oakbrook, IL
- Leadership in Education and Academic Development
2012

Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
- Harvard Macy Institute for Educators in Health Professions
2008

Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
- Certification In Education for Physicians in End-of-life Care
2003

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Geriatrics Advanced Research Fellowship
2002

Mount Sinal Medical Center
New York, NY
- Geriatrics Clinical Fellowship
2001

Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
- Internal Medicine
2000

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
M.D. - Medicine
1997

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
B.S. - Biology
1993

Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Culturally Inclusive Diets into Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities.
Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Culturally Inclusive Diets into Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 10; 24(10):1503-1507.
PMID: 37247822

Transitions of care for advanced cancer in post-acute and long-term care.
Transitions of care for advanced cancer in post-acute and long-term care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 05; 71(5):1680-1684.
PMID: 36789973

Goals of care discussions: perceptions of radiation and medical oncologists.
Goals of care discussions: perceptions of radiation and medical oncologists. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Dec; 29(12):7279-7288.
PMID: 34031753

Weight Loss in COVID-19-Positive Nursing Home Residents.
Weight Loss in COVID-19-Positive Nursing Home Residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Feb; 22(2):257-258.
PMID: 33352194

Expanding the Interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine Workforce: A Longitudinal Education and Mentoring Program for Practicing Clinicians.
Expanding the Interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine Workforce: A Longitudinal Education and Mentoring Program for Practicing Clinicians. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 09; 60(3):602-612.
PMID: 32276103

Racial and ethnic disparity in palliative care and hospice use.
Racial and ethnic disparity in palliative care and hospice use. Am J Manag Care. 2020 02 01; 26(2):e36-e40.
PMID: 32059098

Development of the PC-7, a Quantifiable Assessment of Spiritual Concerns of Patients Receiving Palliative Care Near the End of Life.
Development of the PC-7, a Quantifiable Assessment of Spiritual Concerns of Patients Receiving Palliative Care Near the End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2020 02; 23(2):248-253.
PMID: 31483184

Study of Shadowing Experiences among Chaplains in the Coleman Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
Study of Shadowing Experiences among Chaplains in the Coleman Palliative Medicine Fellowship. J Health Care Chaplain. 2021 Jan-Mar; 27(1):24-42.
PMID: 31032744

Incorporating Older Adults as "Trained Patients" to Teach Advance Care Planning to Third-Year Medical Students.
Incorporating Older Adults as "Trained Patients" to Teach Advance Care Planning to Third-Year Medical Students. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Jul; 36(7):608-615.
PMID: 30909719

Development of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S.
Development of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 05; 57(5):1009-1017.e6.
PMID: 30790721

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Chicago Magazine Top Doctors
2018

Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
2017 - 2018

Chicago Magazine Top Doctors
2013

Castle Connolly Top Doctors
2013 - 2019

Bucksbaum Institute Faculty Scholar
University of Chicago
2012

Poster Award in Educational Research
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2011

Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators
University of Chicago
2009

Leadership in Education and Academic Development
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2009

Outstanding Reviewer
MedEdPORTAL
2009 - 2010

Excellence in Education and Clinical Care
University of Chicago
2007

Presidential Poster Award in Geriatrics Education
American Geriatrics Society
2006