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 Deborah E. Levenson, MD
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Blue Ridge Digestive Health
Professional Office Building
Grace Hospital Campus
2203 South Sterling St.
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: 828-580-6752
Fax: 828-580-6754
Web Site: www.BlueRidgeDigestiveHealth.com
Email Address: info@blueridgedigestivehealth.com
Directions:
From Interstate 40, take exit 105 and go north toward Morganton, NC. The entrance to Grace Hospital is on the right about 200 yards north of the Interstate. As you approach the parking deck for the Hospital, turn left and go around the lower left corner of the deck and up the hill to the Professional Office Building. Blue Ridge Digestive Health is just inside the main entrance to the Professional Office Building.
Board Certifications / Area of Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Certified in Internal Medicine - 1991
Certified in Gastroenterology - 1998, 2006
Education
Degree: MD - Year: 1988
Institution: Hahnemann Univ. School of Medicine - Philadelphia, PA
Degree: MMB - Biological Chemistry - Year: 1984
Institution: Hahnemann University - Philadelphia, PA
Degree: B.A. - English Literature - Year: 1976
Institution: University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
Residencies/Internships/Fellowships
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Institution: George Washington University Medical Center
Location: Washington, DC
Type: Fellowship
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Institution: Harvard University - New England Deaconess Hospital
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Internship and residency
Procedures approved to perform:
• Colorectal cancer screening with colonoscopy – including removal of polyps
• Treatment of anorectal disease including hemorrhroids, in the office
• Treatment of GERD and its complications such as Barrett’s Epithelium
• Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis
• Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
• Treatment of liver diseases including hepatitis virus (hepatitis A, B and C) as well as auto-immune hepatitis and other liver diseases
• Treatment of ulcer disease
• Treatment of other bowel disorders such as chronic constipation and diarrhea
• Treatment of pancreatic diseases including chronic pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, and gall stone disease.
Specific Procedures Approved To Perform:
• Colonoscopy with polypectomy and biopsy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy, control of bleeding with endoscopic surgical clips, ERBE laser photocoagulation, and/or injection sclerotherapy
• Band ligation of esophageal varices
• Ablation of Barrett’s Epithelium
• Small bowel enteroscopy with small bowel biopsy and control of bleeding
• Infrared photocoagulation of hemorrhoids
Areas Of Special Interest:
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Use of new immunomodulators in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease and its complications: peptic stricture, Barrett’s Epithelium
• In-office treatment of Anorectal Disease
• Functional Bowel Disorders: Chronic Constipation, Chronic Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Diagnosis and treatment of liver disease including Hepatitis B, C, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (Fatty Liver)
• Disease of the pancreas such as Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Bibliography:
• Levenson, DE, Soslau G. Interferon-induced modification of cellular phosphoproteins in a human colon cancer cell lines. J. Cell Biol. 99: 356, 1984.
• Levenson, DE, Arndt KA, Stern RS. Cutaneous manifestations of adverse drug reactions. In Paul P. Van Aradel, Jr. (Ed.) Drug Allergy. Allergy and Immunology Clinics of North America. 11(3): 493-509, 1991.
• Levenson DE, Steinberg WM. HemeSelect vs. hemoccult II in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a multicenter trial. Gastroenterology 104(4, Suppl.): A420, 1993.
• Levenson DE, Fromm H. 10 g of fat per day may help keep gallstones away. Gastroenterology 104(6): 1880-1881, 1993.
• Levenson DE, Fromm H. Medical management of diseases of the gallbladder. In Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease, Volume II, 3rd Edition (1998) 1877-1897. David Zakim and Thomas Boyer, Eds. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.
Presentations:
• May 1993 DDW, AGA Poster Session. HemeSelect vs. Hemoccult II in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a multicenter trial.
• May 1994, AGA Poster Session. Ursodeoxycholic acid stimulates the translocation of protein kinase C from the cytosol to the membrane of isolated hamster hepatocytes.
Additional Information
• The name of my practice is Blue Ridge Digestive Health, and that is what I emphasize. First and foremost, I strive to provide an integrated approach to the overall gastrointestinal health of my patients. At the same time, I provide those in need with the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment for specific GI diseases.
• I enjoy, in every sense of the word, a close relationship with my patients. I work hard to ensure that they have a clear understanding of every aspect of their care. And I have always prided myself on providing consistent and thorough follow-up.
• I am married to John Patterson, a long-time Washington, DC-based broadcast journalist. We both dearly love the performing and fine arts, good food, good friends and travel.
• We are thrilled to be in Morganton, where rush hour traffic is five cars at the light, where people say hi and thank you and actually wave, and where you can see Table Rock Mountain from South Sterling Street.
Contact For Follow-up or Questions
Jonh Patterson - Office Manager
828-580-6758
john.patterson@blueridgehealth.org
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