DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- How many doctors do you know who ditch their white coats for high fashion? How many doctors do you know who believe "hope" should be taught in medical school?

That doctor is right here in our area and is now the focus of a documentary short film called "Stitching Strength."

Meet Dr. Richard Bedlack, Neurologist and Director of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) program at Duke . He not only doesn't dress like a doctor, but he also wears high fashion from many well-known designers. It's not only because he loves fashion, but he sees it as a fashionable way to connect with his patients.

"I've always felt it's kind of like putting on a suit of armor," Bedlack says.

He doesn't act like your typical doctor, either. He not only treats patients at Duke, but he a

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