Leonard Zwelling

Will Evil Be Vanquished? By Leonard Zwelling          Now that Mrs. DePinho has been summarily run out of town on a rail, how do we clean it all up? All we have done to date is take a paper towel to the dirty table. We need to clean the table cloth, antiseptically scrub down the […]

Inherit the Wind By Leonard Zwelling          What is academic medicine supposed to be anyway?          For those of my generation of academic physicians, the essence of academia was the belief that science could be applied to the study of human disease in such a fashion so as to alter the natural history of that

Sanctions By Leonard Zwelling          Let’s say that two powerful nations with significant military forces are at odds. The agonist country and antagonist country have done bad things to each other over the years. They share no common religion, language or value system, or at least those in power in the two nations do not.

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A Bad Deal Is Worse Than No Deal By Leonard Zwelling As I understand the Iran deal reached by President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry, the Iranians maintain their ability to use over 5000 centrifuges, do research and development on nuclear weapons, keep all of their current facilities open and submit to inspections, if

The DePinho/Chin Story To Date-The Denouement? By Leonard Zwelling          Obviously, this has been a momentous week in the on-going saga of the DePinho-Chin family and its relationship with MD Anderson.          First, the Houston Chronicle called for the ouster of the President of MD Anderson. This is a first in recent memory. What could

Appeasement Won’t Work in Iran or on Holcombe: Incision and Drainage Might By Leonard Zwelling          For those thinking that the latest broadside by the Houston Chronicle (“Code Blue”—April 2) will have an effect on the plans of the MD Anderson leadership—think again.          Now that Dr. DePinho has successfully manipulated Dr. Chin out of

When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary: How To Get MD Anderson and the United States Back On Top By Choosing Life By Leonard Zwelling          Good is not always easy to recognize. Great, usually is. See, I will show you. Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Woody Allen, Willie Mays, Johnny Unitas, Michael Jordan, Bill Cosby. Ooops! Well, it

Is God Among the Final Four? By Leonard Zwelling          On the morning of Sunday (how appropriate), March 29, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana was George Stephanopoulos’ guest on ABC’s This Week. He was being questioned about the new law he had signed that promoted religious freedom in Indiana. What Mr. Stephanopoulos wanted to know

Recent MD Anderson History: Is Blame Another Word For Cause? By Leonard Zwelling          It is probably no surprise that in the winter of my years (okay, maybe late autumn), I should be interested in history. I always liked history in school, but ever since I spent the year (2008-2009) in Washington, where it pours