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Rebecca E Levorson, MD
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Primary Phone Number
Fax Number
434.924.3300
Additional Locations
Bio & Overview
Rebecca Levorson, MD, is a pediatric infectious disease doctor who treats:
- Bone and joint infections
- Complicated respiratory and urinary tract infections
- Multi-drug resistant infections
- Perinatal and newborn infections
- Prolonged and unexplained fevers
- Tick-borne infections
- Viral infections
Her clinical interests also include ensuring safe and appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent drug resistance and infection prevention.
“Infectious diseases doctors are a bit like detectives, trying to piece together clues to solve mysteries,” she says.
Dr. Levorson started her scientific career at age 8 in a school science fair project. She is the daughter of two microbiologists.
She received her medical degree from Louisiana State University. She completed her pediatric residency and her pediatric infectious disease fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
Organizational Involvement/Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Infectious Disease Society of America
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Fellow
Academic Information
- Department
- Pediatrics
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
- Primary Education
- LSU Health School of Medicine - Shreveport (2004)
- Residency
- Children's National Medical Center (2007)
- Fellowship
- Children's National Medical Center (2010)
- Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Diseases), American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)