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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.

Choose Those Around You Carefully; You Will Be Judged On Their Competence

Choose Those Around You Carefully; You Will Be Judged On Their Competence By Leonard Zwelling          I was only 12 when John Kennedy became President, yet everything about his brief time in office is indelibly etched upon my brain. I suspect it is because he was the first President who was my President. It could […]

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C-SPAN As Comedy Central; The Sunday Times Describes Hell on Earth

C-SPAN As Comedy Central; The Sunday Times Describes Hell on Earth By Leonard Zwelling          Watching the hearing called by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Friday morning, October 24 was funnier than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert combined. The members grilled a group of government and health professionals about the Ebola

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Monica, Hilary and Me: Will The Chickens Come Home To Roost?

Monica, Hilary and Me: Will The Chickens Come Home To Roost? By Leonard Zwelling          If there was ever a person I thought I would not see on the public stage again, it was Monica Lewinsky. But there she was this week in Philadelphia discussing her new cause celeb, cyber-bullying. She claims to be “patient

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Managing Health Care, Managing Doctors; These Two Things Do Not Go Together But They Should

Managing Health Care, Managing Doctors; These Two Things Do Not Go Together But They Should By Leonard Zwelling          President Obama has just appointed an Ebola Czar, Ron Klain.  Mr. Klain is a highly respected government manager with good relationships in the executive branch and on Capitol Hill.  This would seem to make sense.  But,

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Big Money, Small Money and Really Small Money, But Not Blood Money

Big Money, Small Money and Really Small Money, But Not Blood Money By Leonard Zwelling          On August 26, Stripes, a group of convenience stores headquartered in Corpus Christi, launched a campaign to raise funds for the MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital during September, Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This money came from small donations of

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