Jonathan C. Levy, MD

Dr. Jonathan C. Levy is the highest-volume shoulder replacement surgeon in the country. He has held the position of chief of orthopedics at Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute since 2010, published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on shoulder and elbow surgery, and has helped design many of the latest shoulder replacements and fracture solutions for the shoulder and elbow.

With expertise in arthroscopic and complex shoulder and elbow reconstruction, he utilizes state-of-the-art surgical techniques and the latest technologies to treat the entire spectrum of shoulder and elbow injuries and problems. For the past six years, he has performed more than 300 shoulder replacements and over 150 arthroscopic rotator cuff surgeries and has become the region’s leading tertiary referral center for complex shoulder and elbow problems. As a regional leader in shoulder and elbow surgery, he is an active member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES).

Dr. Levy attended Northwestern University for undergraduate studies and medical school as part of the accelerated seven-year medical program—the Honors Program in Medical Education. As an undergraduate, he graduated cum laude with honors; he was invited into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in medical school.

Dr. Levy completed his residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital—University of Miami. After residency, he completed a shoulder and elbow fellowship with Mark Frankle in Tampa and was a visiting elbow clinician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

In addition to a prolific academic career publishing peer-reviewed literature and book chapters on shoulder and elbow surgery, Dr. Levy is an experienced national and international speaker on shoulder and elbow disorders. He has been on the cutting-edge of development and surgeon training of the newest shoulder replacement devices, surgical techniques, and computer simulation surgical software. He is the medical director of the Holy Cross Orthopedic Research Institute and has been the program director of the ASES-sponsored Holy Cross Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship for the past nine years.