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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.

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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Following the Lead of the Secret Service at MD Anderson

Following the Lead of the Secret Service at MD Anderson By Leonard Zwelling          On January 14, the US Secret Service announced the dismissal of four major leaders based on the poor performance of those under their supervision. Incidents including the use of prostitutes by agents in advance of a Presidential trip to South America

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What We Learned From the Events in France: The Pen Is Only Mightier Than the Sword When the Pen Has a Gun

What We Learned From the Events in France: The Pen Is Only Mightier Than the Sword When the Pen Has a Gun By Leonard Zwelling          We Americans just love this adage in support of our First Amendment rights. “The pen is mightier than the sword,” initially attributed to Edward Bulwer-Lytton in an 1839 play.

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