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 ’11) helped promising baseball players get ready for their Major Leagues debut.
“I got to live out my dream and my passion of helping professional athletes,” 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. “After 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,” he recalled. After graduating, he learned more about the profession as a PT aide and then, after hearing positive things about Touro’s SHS DPT program, joined the school in 2008.
After graduating, Levinson worked as a physical therapist at St. Charles Hospital’s 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.
“I started my day at the ballpark and typically didn’t leave until the games are over,” said Levinson. “Touro 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’s East Setauket location.
“Whether I’m helping a promising baseball player headed to the Majors or an 85-year-old-woman, the satisfaction of helping someone is still the same,” explained Levinson. “The most rewarding part of the job is getting people better.”
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