Levin undergoes successful surgery for intestinal blockage
University President Jonathan Levin ’94 underwent treatment this weekend at Stanford Hospital to address an intestinal blockage caused by an internal hernia, he wrote in a message to the community Monday.
The blockage, which Levin wrote “came on suddenly on Saturday night,” required surgery. The procedure was successful and Levin is now recovering.
“I’m feeling much better. I’ve gotten great care and I’m walking around and recovering,” Levin wrote to The Daily. The provost handled University affairs in the president’s absence.
In his community-wide message, Levin expressed gratitude to the staff at Stanford Hospital, praising their care and professionalism. “This experience was an unexpected but deeply appreciated reminder of how fortunate we are to have a world-leading medical center on our campus,” he wrote.
An internal hernia, the condition that led to his hospitalization, involves the protrusion of organs through a gap or weakness in the abdominal muscles. A relatively rare diagnosis, internal hernias can occur without warning.
Due to his recovery, Levin was unable to attend a meeting of the Graduate Student Council (GSC) Monday evening. In his absence, GSC members questioned Provost Jenny Martinez, Vice Provost for Graduate Education Stacey Bent and Vice Provost for Student Affairs Michele Rasmussen on University funding for the Bridge Peer Counseling Center and free speech policies.
Levin wrote to The Daily that he was “sorry to miss the GSC meeting last night” and has had to reschedule several meetings, but that “the work of the University continues.”
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