Bothwell’s Dr. Levi Harris receives national recognition
Levi Harris, DO, a third-year resident physician in the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency recently delivered presentations at two national organizations and had a case report published in a national medical journal.
Harris presented a case at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on a patient who had experienced a blood clot in the shoulder after an extended time playing pickleball. ACSM is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.
The oral presentation was selected as a top 10 abstract and was made with support from Drew Glover, MD, a family and sports medicine physician at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
Misty Todd, MD, residency director and family medicine with obstetrics physician at Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic said engaging in poster presentations and being published are part of a resident’s medical training.
“This work showcases our residents’ research, which helps fulfill their scholarly activity requirements and enhances their communication and collaboration skills by working with other physicians,” she said. “These opportunities provide a platform for sharing research, connecting with colleagues and gaining feedback on their work, all while building their professional network.”
Harris, from Springfield, Missouri, will complete his three-year family medicine residency this month and continue his medical training by entering a one-year sports medicine fellowship at the University of School of Medicine in Columbia. After completion, he plans on providing both primary care and sports medicine.
“Dr. Harris has been a standout resident in the program,” Todd said. “He’s connected wonderfully with patients and is driven to continue his medical career in sports medicine. We’re extremely proud of him.”
In March, Harris had a patient case report published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, a journal of the ACSM. The case was a patient previously seen in a sports medicine clinic with neurolymphomatosis, a rare syndrome where lymphoma cells infiltrate the peripheral nervous system, including cranial nerves, nerve roots and peripheral nerves.
The report was co-authored by Dr. Todd and Luke Stephens, MD, a family and sports medicine physician at MU Health Care in Columbia.
Harris also presented a poster case at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, a professional organization for sports medicine physicians. The case, made in support with Tiffany Bohon, MD, a family and sports medicine physician at MU Health Care, was on a college football athlete with vascular disease of his legs.
