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Dermatologist's legacy: the gift of learning.

Publication: Dermatology Times
Publication Date: 01-DEC-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Dermatologist's legacy: the gift of learning.(Physician's Profile)

Article Excerpt
At 90, Norman Levan, M.D., still practices dermatology once a week. And he still has a passion for education--which led the self-made millionaire to donate $5.7 million to a local community college for the creation of a center for the humanities and medicine as well as a lifelong learning program for seniors.

The emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, says his practice is now largely limited to people of his generation, whom he has treated for decades, and to referred patients with rare conditions, including a recent case of glucagonoma.

"It is a great pleasure to see those patients, Dr. Levan says.

With education as a lifelong interest, in 2006, Dr. Levan made what the Bakersfield Californian calls the largest private individual donation to Bakersfield College. Within a few months of that, he...

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