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My Approach to Treating
Patients
Dr. Levitsky was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, a son of a
prominent pediatrician. He began his undergraduate training close to
his family home at the University of Delaware where he graduated Summa
Cum Laude and was elected to the highly selective Phi Beta Kappa honors
society. He is a graduate of the Tufts University School of Medicine
where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in his junior
year. He was also one of five recipients of the Hewlett Packard award
for top medical student in the class and the Martin J. Loeb award. He
subsequently completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the prestigious
Tufts Combined Orthopaedic Program. While in the program he authored
numerous academic publications and presented his research at national
orthopaedic meetings. Upon his graduation, Dr. Levitsky, interested
in advanced orthopaedic training, did an additional fellowship in foot
and ankle surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Pennsylvania.
A long time staff member of the Valley Hospital as well as a member
of the teaching faculty at the St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center,
Dr. Levitsky is actively involved in the education of the young orthopaedic
residents. Dr. Levitsky dedicates himself to teaching the next generation
of orthopaedic surgeons by teaching them in weekly conferences and in
the operating room. At The Valley Hospital, Dr. Levitsky has been Chairman
of the Quality Assurance committee for a number of years. His work in
this department has assisted the hospital in its dedication to physician
clinical excellence. Dr. Levitsky also serves as the Director of Education
for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. In his role as education
director, he updates the Orthopaedic Staff on the latest research, clinical
developments, and surgical techniques.
Dr. Kenneth Levitsky joined Garden State Orthopaedic Associates in 1993.
Dr. Levitsky's practice is one of general orthopaedic surgery with a
sub-specialty interest in disorders of the lower leg. His surgical specialty
interests include knee arthroscopy, fractures of the foot, leg, and
ankle, disorders of the Achilles tendon, persistent pain and instability
of the ankle after ankle sprain, arthritis of the foot and ankle, bunions,
and hammertoes. In addition, sports related injuries comprise a significant
portion of his clinical practice. Dr. Levitsky has been proud to give
back to the community as he has served as the Team Doctor of the Glen
Rock High School Football Panthers since 1993.
Dr. Levitsky lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons. |
