After 23 years as an orthodontist here, Dr. Larry Levens of Ladue is pursuing a second master's degree - in Hannover, Germany.Once a month, Levens flies to Germany for five days to study with Dr. Dirk Wiechmann at the University of Hannover Medical School....

You may know that Dr. Ira J. Kodner founded the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. You may know that he was named Physician of the Year by the St. Louis Crohn's and Colitis Foundation....

Dr. James R. Scharff, a native St. Louisan, hails from a long line of insurance salesmen, but when it came time to choose a profession, Scharff opted to become a heart surgeon. "The profession and I chose each other," says Scharff, 36. "My entire life,...

Ruth Litman-Block has survived breast cancer twice. She has diabetes and she recently healed from two broken legs. She has taken all that in stride  - and lost 32 pounds as well. "Attitude is very important," says Litman-Black, 67. "I keep my focus on...