Dr. Leah Levi

Professor

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Biography

Leah Levi is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego. She obtained her MBBS from the University of Sydney in 1978 and completed her internship at Sydney Hospital in 1981. Levi went on to pursue a Pre-Residency Glaucoma Research Fellowship at Tufts-New England Eye Center in 1983, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, from which she graduated in 1986. Her fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology was completed in 1988. Throughout her career, Dr. Levi has been recognized for her contributions to the field, receiving several accolades including the Thomas J. Carlow Distinguished Service Award from the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society in 2022 and numerous Top Doctor awards by her peers in the San Diego County Medical Society and Castle Connolly. Dr. Levi was also President of the NANOS from 2012 to 2014 and served in various leadership roles throughout her career, including as the Residency Program Director for Ophthalmology. After leaving UCSD in 2013, she became the Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology at Scripps Clinic, a position she held until her retirement in 2023.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Professor

1990-01-01 — 2013-01-01

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Led a busy Neuro-Ophthalmology consultation practice and served as the Chief of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service.

Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology

2013-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Scripps Clinic • La Jolla, CA

Oversaw patient care and directed services in Neuro-Ophthalmology.

Awards

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Thomas J. Carlow Distinguished Service Award

2022-01-01
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Exceptional Women in Medicine

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Top Doctor (Ophthalmology)

2012-01-01
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Secretariat Award

2019-01-01
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Senior Achievement Award

2018-01-01
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Medical Student Teaching Award

2011-01-01
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Resident Teaching Award

2009-01-01

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).