Dr. Lev Khitin, MD

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

• Thoracic Surgery

• General Surgery

• Vascular Surgery

• Phlebology

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

• Medical University Of South Carolina Medical Center

  Fellowship Hospital, 2005

• Lahey Clinic/harvard

  Residency Hospital, 2002

• University Of California, San Francisco General Surgery

  Internship Hospital, 1997

• Stanford University Medical Center

  Medical School, 1993

• English

• Russian

• Prevention of thrombosis and embolism in children with mechanical valve prostheses: warfarin vs. antiplatelet agents; L. Khitin, R. Sade, S. Bradley, F.A. Crawford Jr., C. Widener. The Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 2006 May; 15(3): 394-9, 2006

• [Method of in vivo study of microcirculation in rat mesentery]; L. Khitin, L. Zelichenko, G. Poriadin. Pathologic Physiology and Experimental Therapy, 1993 Jul-Dec, (4): 62

• Gastric Cancer: important factors for general surgeon; K. Barwick, L. Khitin, K. Kirkwood. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, 6 (3): 495-514

• Channel 1 - ORT

• [Effect of Mildronate on secretory activity of the rat mesentery mast cells]; G. Poriadin, L. Zelichenko, L. Khitin. Allergology and Immunology, 1992 Febr: 102-5

• 4HEALTH Magazine

• Medical Office Magazine, multiple

• Aortic cross-sectional area to height ratio timing of aortic surgery in asymptomatic patients with Marfan syndrome; L. Svensson, L. Khitin. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002 Feb; 123(2): 360-1

• [Photocolorimetric method for evaluation dynamics of blood filling in the frog web]; L. Khitin, L. Zelichenko, G. Poriadin. Pathologic Physiology and Experimental Therapy, 1994 Jul-Sep (3): 55-7

• Ethical process in human research published in thoracic surgery journals; M. Block, L. Khitin, R. Sade. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2006; 82: 6-12, 2006

• [Restitution of population of mesenteric mast cells in rat intestine]; L. Khitin, L. Zelichenko, G. Poriadin. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1993 Dec, 116 (12): 558-91

• Systemic temperature and paralysis after thoracoabdominal and descending aortic operations; L. Svensson, L. Khitin, E. Nadolny, W. Kimmel. Archives of Surgery, 2003 Feb; 138(2): 175-9

• Surgical management of achalasia; J. Braveman, L. Khitin, D. Brams. Internist's Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery; E. Wu, K. Aziz. Humana Press, 2002

• Luminal trypsin may regulate enterocytes through proteinase-activated receptor-2; W. Kong, K. McConalogue, L. Khitin, M. Hollenberg, D. Payan, S. Bohm, N. Bunnett. Proceedings of Natural Academy of Sciences, USA, 1997 Aug, 94: 8884-9

• Surgery for reflux esophagitis; L. Khitin, D. Brams. Internist's Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery; E. Wu, K. Aziz. Humana Press, 2002

• Hypophosphatemia and global neurological deficit after cardiopulmonary bypass; L. Khitin, K. Kim, J.S. Ikonomidis, M. Stroud, A.J. Crumbley, F.A. Crawford Jr. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (in print)

• Mast cell tryptase regulates colonic myocytes through proteinase-activated receptor-2; C. Corvera, O. Dery, K. McConalogue, L. Khitin, S. Bohm, W. Kong, W. Raymond, G. Caughey, N. Bunnett. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1997 Sept, 100 (6): 1383-93

• Mechanism of desensitization and resensitization of proteinase-activated receptor-2; S. Bohm, L. Khitin, E. Grady, G. Aponte, D. Payan, N. Bunnett. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996 Sep, 271 (36): 22003-16

• Identification of potential tyrosine-containing endocytic motifs in the carboxyl-tail and seven transmembrane domain of the neurokinin 1 receptor; S. Bohm, L. Khitin, S. Smeekens, E. Grady, D. Payan, N. Bunnett. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1997 Jan, 272: 2363-72

• Hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia repair; L. Khitin, D. Brams. Internist's Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery; E. Wu, K. Aziz. Humana Press, 2002

• [Quantitative evaluation of mast cells degranulation]; G. Poriadin, L. Zelichenko, L. Khitin. Immunology, 1991 March: 59-61