About me
Brett Levine, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with nearly two decades of experience with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. He joins MedStar Orthopaedic Institute as Chief of Joint Arthroplasty Division, MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, Washington Region.
He specializes in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee and his areas of special expertise and interest include:
- Minimally invasive joint replacement
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Complex primary knee and hip replacement
- Revision hip and knee replacement
- Degenerative joint disease
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Post-joint replacement infections
- Total femoral replacement
- Knee fusion
Dr. Levine is an active researcher. His research has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of Arthroplasty, Arthroplasty Today, and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He is also the author of numerous book chapters and has presented at national and international conferences and meetings.
He serves as editor in chief of Arthroplasty Today and is a member of the Hip Society, Knee Society, ORS, AOA, MAOA, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition to his clinical work and research, Dr. Levine holds an academic appointment at Georgetown University School of Medicine, teaching medical students and residents.
Dr. Levine takes time to explain each patient’s diagnosis and treatment options, so the patient can be an informed partner in decision-making. His focus is on providing individualized care for each patient based on their specific needs and goals. He enjoys building relationships with patients so they feel confident and comfortable before proceeding with surgery.
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Clinical areas of focus
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Revision Surgery
- Knee Pain
- Knee Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Dental Implant Failure
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Fibula Fracture
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Infected Total Knee Replacement
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Knee Stiffness
- Limb Deformity
- Limited Range Of Motion In The Knee
- Loosening Of Knee Replacement
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Orthopedic Aftercare
- Osteonecrosis
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Revision Of Hip Replacement
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Fracture
- Thigh Fracture
- Total Knee Replacement Complications
- Wrist Stiffness
Procedures I perform
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Avascular Necrosis Treatment
- Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Bursa Extraction
- Hip Distraction
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Revision Surgery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injection
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Ligament Repair
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Revision Surgery
- Ligament Sprain Treatment
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Nerve Block
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteonecrosis Treatment
- Piriformis Syndrome Treatment
- Robotic-Assisted Hip Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendon Transplantation
- Total Hip Replacement
- Trochanteric Bursitis Treatment
- Vestibuloplasty
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center (2006)
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2005)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2000)
Awards
- 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award in Medical Research and Education Rush University (2024) Selected as Section Editor for the Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge (ROCK), 2023-24 Named a Member-at-Large for AAHKS (November 2023) Recipient of the Commitment to Excellence Award for Edward Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (2022) Inducted into the Hip Society (2021) Selected as a faculty member for the 2021 AAHKS Spring Meeting (April-May 2021) Selected to participate in the Level 3 of the AAOS Leadership Institute (March 2021) Recognized as a volunteer Expert in Orthopaedics from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2021)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
New Podcast:
What it takes to be a journal reviewer:
https://www.aahks.org/beingajournalreviewer/
Last 10 Publications:
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Levine BR. Keep the Momentum Going. Arthroplast Today. 2025 Feb8;31:101638. PMID: 40012618.
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Levine BR. A Tribute to Greg Golladay, MD FAOA: Big Shoes to Fill! Arthroplast Today. 2025 Feb 8;31:101639. PMID: 40012616
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Dandamudi S, Tollemar V, Spaan J, Manivannan A, Levine BR. Effect of Resurfaced Patellar Thickness on Outcomes after Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2025 Mar 24. doi: 10.1055/a-2530-7953. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39900105
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Dandamudi S, Guerrero O, DeBenedetti A, Minter J, Levine BR. Rotation Hinge Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty With and Without Porous Cone Adjunct Fixation. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jan 23:S0883-5403(25)00041-5. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.01.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39863061.
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Dandamudi S, Jan K, Malvitz, DeBenedetti, Behery O, Levine BR. Preoperative vs. Postoperative Patient Outcome and Recovery Expectations of Total Joint Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2025 Feb 11;32:101626. PMID: 40026486.
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Dandamudi S, Jan K, Malvitz M, DeBenedetti A, Behery O, Levine BR. Patient Perspective on Robotic-Assisted Total Joint Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2024 Dec 20;31:101598. PMID: 39811776
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Tseng J, Acuña AJ, Kurina S, Magill N, Levine BR, Behery O. Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A Matched Cohort Comparison of Early Clinical Outcomes. The Journal of Arthroplasty. January 2025.
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Forlenza EM, Terhune EB, Acuna AJ, Gerlinger TL, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ. Intraoperative Femoral Fractures During Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty are Associated with Increased Revision and Complication Rates. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jan 16:S0883-5403(25)00023-3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.01.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39826585.
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Forlenza EM, Burnett RA, Acuna AJ, Levine BR, Gilliland JM, Della Valle CJ. Revision Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: Worse than a primary, but better than a revision total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jan 3:S0883-5403(24)01336-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.12.026.Online ahead of print. PMID39755220
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Jones CM, Forlenza EM, Spaan J, Levine BR, Karas V, Della Valle CJ. The Impact of Travel Distance on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Apr;40(4):935-940. PMID: 39419414