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Keith Levinson is a Lead Sports Therapist for St. Charles Sports Medicine. Graduate of the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball & The Ohio State UE Sports Medicine Fellowship '18. Doctor of Physical Therapy '11 of Touro College School of Health Sciences. Get read for an amazing episode with great knowledge of medicine and the future of this world! Learning the ups and downs of discovering your gift for the world. Keith has found that and is doing great things to contribute back.

As part of an exclusive fellowship, Touro College School of Health Sciences Doctorate of Physical Therapy alum Keith Levinson (Class of \u201911) helped promising baseball players get ready for their Major Leagues debut.

\u201cI got to live out my dream and my passion of helping professional athletes,\u201d said Levinson who worked with the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A team of the Cleveland Indians.

Levinson learned about the benefits of physical therapy firsthand while he was a Division 3 wrestler in SUNY Cortland. \u201cAfter I got hurt a couple of times, I started noticing how knowledgeable my physical therapists were and how much they helped me get back to where I was before,\u201d he recalled.  After graduating, he learned more about the profession as a PT aide and then, after hearing positive things about Touro\u2019s SHS DPT program, joined the school in 2008.

After graduating, Levinson worked as a physical therapist at St. Charles Hospital\u2019s Rehabilitation Center, while studying for the challenging orthopedic specialist certification. He received his certification in 2015 and then earned additional certifications as a sports specialist and strength and conditioning specialist.

Last year, he received the Ohio State Upper Extremity Sports Medicine Fellowship, a fellowship that trains physical therapists to work with athletes, with a special focus on pitchers and catchers. As part of the fellowship, he worked in the clinic and with the Columbus Clippers.

\u201cI started my day at the ballpark and typically didn\u2019t leave until the games are over,\u201d said Levinson. \u201cTouro set the stage for me and they are a huge part of my success

During the season, he also spent a month with the Cleveland Indians. He has since returned to his position at St. Charles and is the lead sports therapist at the hospital\u2019s East Setauket location.

\u201cWhether I\u2019m helping a promising baseball player headed to the Majors or an 85-year-old-woman, the satisfaction of helping someone is still the same,\u201d explained Levinson. \u201cThe most rewarding part of the job is getting people better.\u201d

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