Helena Levyn, MD

Helena Levyn, MD, is an attending physician and the head of the inpatient consult service at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Levyn’s clinical focus centers on all aspects of head and neck cancer surgery, including cancers and masses of the oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck, as well as tumors of the parotid, thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Dr. Levyn earned her Doctor of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2014 and completed an internship focused on otorhinolaryngology and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center the same year. Following this, she completed her residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at Tel Aviv University, Meir Medical Center, in 2021. Dr. Levyn then moved to the United States to continue her medical training, completing a clinical fellowship in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2022, followed by a two-year research fellowship in head and neck surgery at the same institution.

Dr. Levyn’s lab research is focused on the role of the microbiome in HPV-associated throat cancer, using next-generation sequencing to investigate its correlation with treatment outcomes and disease progression. Her clinical research interests center on thyroid cancer, early-stage lesion treatment, skull base surgery outcomes and tumors of the salivary glands. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and through many national and international presentations and posters. She is a reviewer for Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and The Laryngoscope.

Dr. Levyn is board certified by the Israeli Ministry of Health in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. She is a member of the American Head and Neck Society.