PROFESSIONDoctor pursues medical and literary lovesA Massachusetts psychiatrist spends his days editing a magazine that documents life.By Damon Adams, amednews staff. July 21, 2003. Must be nice to have Bruce Springsteen as a friend. DoubleTake magazine was struggling for its life, heavy in debt and fighting to print its next issue. Founding editor Robert Coles, MD, didn't turn to the bank for aid. He dialed "The Boss." Springsteen, a pal of Dr. Coles, agreed to help and gave two benefit concerts in February in Somerville, Mass., where DoubleTake is based. The shows raised about $1 million, resuscitating Dr. Coles' literary love. "Thanks to 'The Boss' and his two nights of concerts and playing and singing his heart out, we paid all our debts. He basically saved us," Dr. Coles said, adding that the funds will cover at least two more issues. Dr. Coles, 73, isn't as well-known as his rock star friend. But his well of talent runs equally deep. The doctor is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of more than 70 books. He has been honored by two U.S. presidents. He taught at Harvard Medical School and has researched the lives of children here and abroad. He is also a practicing child psychiatrist. Even with accolades from presidents, the unassuming man who often appears in photos with disheveled hair would rather focus on his passion than the praise heaped on him. "He is someone who cares about what he's doing, but he doesn't care about the recognition for what he's doing," said Danny Coles, MD, a Boston pediatrician and one of Dr. Coles' three sons. Dr. Robert Coles devotes much of his time to editing DoubleTake, the nonprofit quarterly magazine he founded in 1995 as a vehicle to share stories of the human experience through fact and fiction. It is a showcase for both the written word and photography, featuring essays, poetry, nonfiction and captivating photos that tell stories on their own. [...]Full text of American Medical News content is available to AMA members and paid subscribers.
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