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Clinical Diabetes 19:139-140, 2001
© American Diabetes Association ®, Inc., 2001

Practice Profile

Old-Fashioned Care in the Big City

Claresa Levetan, MD

Editor’s note: In the "Practice Profiles" department of Clinical Diabetes, we spotlight clinicians who have chosen to dedicate a significant portion of their time to the care of patients with diabetes. Suggestions for clinicians to interview in the future are welcome and can be e-mailed to levetan@juno.com.


Where are you originally from?

Brooklyn, N.Y.

When did you first get interested in medicine?

I don’t remember, but my parents told me that I always wanted to be a physician.

Were there any doctors in your family?

My great-uncle Louie became a physician at the age of 42 after a long career of operating a pushcart on the Lower East Side of New York.

You started off in obstetrics and gynecology and switched to internal medicine. How would your life and practice be different today if you had stayed in obstetrics?

I would still being doing patient care if I had stayed in obstetrics, but I’d be doing more surgery. I enjoyed surgery the least and loved caring for all types of medical problems, so internal medicine was a better fit.

You have a unique practice in Manhattan, giving very personalized care, spending a lot of time with patients. How do you do that given the constraints of medicine today?

I have a large office staff that takes care of the business so that I can devote more time to my patients. My patients are also understanding, so if a patient who is in need of extra time backs things up, it usually isn’t a problem. Obviously, there are a few who complain. I also have an understanding and supportive partner and family. Working from 6:30 a.m. to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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