Leonard Zwelling

Dr. Zwelling is a board-certified internist and medical oncologist. He was trained at Duke University, Duke Medical School and Duke Hospital after which he completed his oncology training at the National Cancer Institute. He started his research career at NCI and in 1984 moved to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology. He returned to business school at the University of Houston, graduating in 1993. He then gravitated to research administration.

Political Judo or Karate for Those With Interest in Conflict?

Political Judo or Karate for Those With Interest in Conflict? By Leonard Zwelling          Several readers have commented on my letter to The Cancer Letter and the unsigned MD Anderson response to it. I had originally thought I would leave the issue be, but, as usual, self-control is not my strongest suit.          I, too, […]

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Anti-Anti-Semitism Is the New Black in Europe

Anti-Anti-Semitism Is the New Black in Europe By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/world/middleeast/modest-victory-for-israel-in-quest-for-international-meeting-on-anti-semitism.html?_r=0          This piece by Somini Sengupta in the NY Times on January 23 reports on the first meeting at the UN, home of Zionism as racism, on anti-Semitism. This is reminiscent of the calls to “integrate Harlem, but not my neighborhood” that accompanied the

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Cancer Letter-January 23, 2015: My letter to Editor on MD Anderson COI and MD Anderson’s Response-NOW REPRINTED

To all: You be the judges. http://www.cancerletter.com/articles/20150123_8 The following is reprinted with permission by the Editor of the Cancer Letter.  LZ publication date: Jan 23, 2015 Previous | Next  Is $100M in Stock Enough to Make MD Anderson Go Public with its Conflict-of-Interest Management Plan? By Leonard Zwelling Last week, it was reported in both The Cancer Letter

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When Tone Deafness Becomes Arrogance: The Tale of Two Presidents

When Tone Deafness Becomes Arrogance: The Tale of Two Presidents By Leonard Zwelling          It is certainly not a beneficial trait of a leader to appear deaf to the views and pleas of those he leads. It is even worse when that leader devises strategies in that aural vacuum that will undoubtedly make life harder

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American Sniper: Don’t Miss; He Didn’t

American Sniper: Don’t Miss; He Didn’t By Leonard Zwelling          We desperately need some heroes.          Our military is being asked to nation build. That’s not what militaries do. They defend the nations they already represent against real enemies. They may destroy nations as our military did in Germany and Japan in WWII. Nation building

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My piece in today’s Duke Chronicle–Special for Blog Readers

http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/01/16/political-correctness-root-disordered-university-thinking#.VLjhyRadplI By the way, I also think the current administration of Duke University handled this and the recent scandal at the medical school in a totally amateurish manner and the President of Duke needs to step down http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/01/16/political-correctness-root-disordered-university-thinking#.VLjhyRadplI

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