The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) installed Martin S. Levine, DO, an AOA board-certified family physician, as its 115th president during its annual business meeting in Chicago in July 2011.
Dr. Levine has deep roots in the osteopathic medical profession as one of 20 osteopathic physicians (DOs) in his family. As president of the AOA, he follows in the footsteps of his father, Howard M. Levine, DO, who served as president of the AOA from 1997 to 1998.
A distinguished fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Dr. Levine has a family practice in Bayonne, N.J., and Jersey City, N.J. He serves as associate dean for educational development at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Dr. Levine also serves as discipline chief of family medicine and associate professor of clinical family medicine at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine's New Jersey Clinical Campus based at Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences.
Dr. Levine has served on the AOA’s Board of Trustees since 2000. In addition to his role on the board, he has served the AOA in a number of capacities, including chair of the Department of Affiliate Relations and the Department of Professional Affairs as well as chair of the Bureau of Clinical Education and Research.
Aside from his AOA responsibilities, Dr. Levine is past president of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS). He also served on numerous committees for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the American Academy of Osteopathy.
Dr. Levine has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including being named to the Best Doctor listing in New York magazine every year since 1999 and NJAOPS Physician of the Year. In addition, Dr. Levine has served as a sports medicine physician for Boston and New York marathons for more than 25 years, as well as for Olympic and professional sports teams.
After earning his osteopathic medical degree from what is now the Kirksville (Mo.) College of Osteopathic Medicine-A.T. Still University, Dr. Levine completed his internship and residency training at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, N.J., where he served as chief resident.