Michael H Levy, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology

Vice Chairman, Medical Oncology;
Director, Supportive Oncology Care Program

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497

To make an appointment, call:
215-728-2570.

For the Lippincott Family Hospice Program, call: 215-728-3011.

For general information, call:
1-888-FOX CHASE.
An oncology certified nurse will assist you.

Clinical Expertise:

Supportive Care; Pain Management; Hospice-Palliative Care

Medical Education:

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976 (PhD in Microbiology, 1976)

Residencies:

Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY;
Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Fellowship:

Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine;
Medical Oncology;
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Professional Societies:

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine;
American Society of Clinical Oncology;
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Scientific Report:

Medical Oncology: Clinical Trials Research
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Research Interests:

Medical Ethics

Philadelphia Magazine
Top Doctors 2008
Medical Oncology

For the past 25 years, I have led Fox Chase's Supportive Oncology Program to help patients and their families cope with their cancer and treatment. The main goal of our Pain and Palliative Care Program and our Lippincott Family Hospice Program is to optimize quality of life throughout the continuum of cancer care.

In my direct patient care activities, I strive to relieve suffering and improve function for cancer survivors and to provide comfort and peace to patients whose cancer is no longer responding to anticancer therapy. As chair of the Medical Ethics Committee, I also work to ensure that patients and families can decide which therapies they want and don't want based upon their personal, cultural and spiritual values.

Hospice program