Alan M. Levine , MD

THE ARTIST Dr. Alan Levine is a renowned orthopaedic spine specialist among other responsibilities. In his spare time, Dr. Levine also makes teddy bears for fun and as an educational tool for his younger patients. The cuddly bears have become “a nonthreatening way for some of my younger patients to deal with scoliosis. The nature of the interaction of the physicians with the child and parents is paramount. Putting the diagnosis of scoliosis into the proper perspective requires real, open and trusting communication.”