Kenneth Leveno, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Jack A. Pritchard, M.D., Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-648-3639

kenneth.leveno@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1978)
ResidencySt. Joseph's Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology (1976)
InternshipCreighton University School of Medicine, General Surgery (1969)
Medical SchoolCreighton University School of Medicine (1968)

Publications

Featured
Long-term outcomes after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids

Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Mele L, Johnson F, Dudley DJ, Spong CY, Peaceman AM, Leveno KJ, et al. for NICHD Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network , N Engl J Med , 2007; (357):1190-8

Featured
Williams Manual of Obstetrics

Leveno KJ, Cunningham FG, Gant NF, Alexander JM, Bloom SL, Casey BM, Dashe JS, Sheffield J, Yost NP , , 2007; (22nd Edition):New York, McGraw Hill

Featured
Risk of uterine rupture and adverse perinatal outcome at term after cesarean delivery

Spong CY, Landon MB, Gilbert S, Rouse DJ, Leveno KJ, et al. for NICHD Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network , Obstet Gynecol , 2007; (110):801-7

Featured
Beneficial effects of antenatal repeated steroids study: Impact of repeated doses of antenatal corticosteroids on placental growth and histologic findings

Sawady J, Mercer BM, Wapner RJ, Zhao Y, Sorokin Y, Johnson F, Dudley DJ, Spong CY, Peaceman AM, Leveno KJ, et al. for NICHD Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network , Am J Obstet Gynecol , 2007; (197):281-8

Featured
Williams Obstetrics

Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Hauth JC, Gilstrap II LC, Wenstrom KD (eds) , , 2005; (22nd Edition):New York, McGraw Hill

Previous preterm cesarean delivery and risk of subsequent uterine rupture

Sciscione AC, Landon MB, Leveno KJ, et al. for NICHD Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network , Obstet Gynecol , 2008; (111):648-653

Editorial: Rising cesarean and preterm birth rates -- Are they related?

Leveno, KJ , Obstet Gynecol , 2008; (111):810-811

Labor outcomes with increasing number of prior vaginal births after cesarean delivery

Mercer BM, Gilbert S, Landon MB, Spong CY, Leveno KJ, et al. for NICHD Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network , Obstet Gynecol , 2008; (111):285-91

Neonatal mortality and morbidity rates in late preterm births compared with births at term

McIntire DD, Leveno KJ , Obstet Gynecol , 2008; (111):35-41

Uterine contractions preceding labor

Pates JA, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ , Obstet Gynecol , 2007; (110):566-9

Honors/Awards

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

Accountability and quality improvement, Honorable Mention (2003)

Distinguished Physician Award

Parkland Memorial Hospital (1998)

National Faculty Award

Excellence in resident education, CREOG (1994)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine