Matthew Nathan Levy (December 2, 1922 – March 19, 2012) was an American physiologist best known for his research on cardiac physiology and co-writing several textbooks with Robert M. Berne.
Levy carried out pioneering research on the relationship between the heart and the autonomic nervous system and was sometimes referred to as "the father of neurocardiology".
[1] In 1948, Levy returned to Case Western Reserve University, where he continued to work in Wiggers' laboratory and lectured in physiology.
He joined the college faculty and became an associate professor of medicine before moving back to Cleveland in 1957 to settle in University Heights with his wife and children.
[1] Levy has been referred to as "the father of neurocardiology" for his pioneering research on the relationship between the heart and the autonomic nervous system.