Dr. Alex Levin

Dr. Alex V. Levin is a board-certified ophthalmologist and pediatrician who provides expert medical and surgical care to infants, children, and adolescents suffering from pediatric anterior segment eye conditions, including cataract, glaucoma, and uveitis, as well as adults and children with genetic eye disease. As Chief of the Eye Institute’s Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics team and Chief of Clinical Genetics at URMC, he integrates clinical expertise with scientific curiosity, leading cross-functional teams to offer the most advanced compassionate care and advice to patients and their families.

Dr. Levin received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, where he also earned a Masters of Health Science in bioethics. He is the only physician worldwide to simultaneously hold US Board Certifications in pediatrics, ophthalmology, and child abuse pediatrics.

He treats a variety of conditions including hereditary maculopathies, retinal dystrophies and other ocular genetic disorders, pediatric cataract, pediatric uveitis, pediatric glaucoma, and ocular manifestations of child abuse. With more than 35 years in pediatrics, pediatric ophthalmology and ocular genetics, Dr. Levin has built an impressive research portfolio in basic and translational research, funded by the National Institutes for Health and other organizations.