Journal of Pain & Relief
Open Access

Roy C. Levitt

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Biography

Dr. Levitt is a neuroanesthesiologist, pain physician, and geneticist who is well versed in translational research, genomic approaches and product development. He has led projects to develop mouse models and characterize mechanisms of susceptibility to complex phenotypes and parallel human studies on conditions including neuromuscular diseases, asthma, COPD, and persistent pain. He worked for nearly 12 years in industry, leading a multi-disciplinary team in target validation and the development of novel therapeutics, one of which reached late Phase 2 (MEDI-528 neutralizing IL9 antibody) as a treatment for asthma. 

Publications

Aging and Dry Eye: Age-Related Changes in the Function of the Ocular Sensory Apparatus Likely Underlie Dry Eye Symptoms

Dry eye is a multifactorial disease impacting the ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability associated with potential damage to the ocular sensory apparatus. Dry eye is diagnosed in approximately 3.2 million U.S. women and 1.7 million U.S. men older than 50 years of age. While the natural h... Read More»

Anat Galor, Elizabeth R. Felix, Constantine D. Sarantopoulos, Eden R. Martin and Roy C. Levitt

Review Article: J Pain Relief 2015, 4:176

DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000176

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