Dr. Leva graduated from the University of Medicine and Surgery, L'Aquila, Italy in 1985. His internship and residency, along with a chief resident year, were completed at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompassing the Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital and St. Peter’s Children’s Hospital, both located in New Brunswick. After completing his residency, Dr. Leva joined the faculty of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, orchestrating the birth of pediatric emergency medicine in New Brunswick. From its non-existence to its current departmental status, Dr. Leva was instrumental in planning all aspects of its evolution.
Currently as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School, Dr. Leva serves as the division director. He has also served in multiple capacities for the State of New Jersey. From its inception, Dr. Leva has served on the Child Fatality, Near Fatality Review Board of the State
of New Jersey, an advisory board to both the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Children’s Services, evaluating fatalities and near fatalities and reporting on improvement processes to both commissioners. He has served on the Emergency Medicine Services for Children Committee of the State of New Jersey, an advisory
board to the Commissioner of Health for over 10 years. He has acted both as a member, vice chair, and chair
of the committee. Dr. Leva has served in numerous capacities for the New Jersey Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics; as the Section Chair of Emergency Medical Services for Children, multiple times as district representative, as well as on other multiple committees. Dr. Leva is board certified in both General Pediatrics
and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His academic interests lay in general office preparedness and pediatric emergency care services in general.