Director of Policy and External Affairs, Transplant Institute, Director, Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research Qualitative Core, Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York
Macey Levan, PhD, JD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Director of the Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research Qualitative Core, and Director of Policy and External Affairs at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. She has authored more than 130 publications in top medical journals with a team of internationally recognized experts with significant NIH funding.
Previously, Dr. Levan at Johns Hopkins she directed Policy and External Affairs for a $100 million transplant research enterprise, which became the largest of its kind globally. She has also served in national governance as an elected Director of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), and on its Executive and Nominating Committees, and the Vice President of Patient and Donor Affairs.
Her research shapes federal transplant policy, organ allocation, and system performance, advancing transparency and accountability. Her team’s work has enabled kidney transplants for people living with HIV, life-changing hand and face transplants for wounded warriors, and improved long-term care for living donors.
Dr. Levan also teaches in Purdue University’s MHA program, remains adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins, and serves on the National Physical Activity Plan Mass Media Committee.
Friday, October 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US EDT