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.

The Yankees Out There            April 22, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             This is an important article for anyone interested in the cancer problem faced by the people of the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/health/patients-genes-seen-as-future             The cancer problem is really simple to state. There’s too much of it and it is killing people. The solution is far […]

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What We’ve Got Here Is Failure to Communicate                        April 18, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             This is the correct wording of the famous Strother Martin line from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman. It is usually mangled in some way, but that does not detract from its meaning or its continued

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What’s Good for General Dempsey is Good for the MDA                        April 16, 2013 By  Leonard Zwelling             The headline in Sunday’s NY Times said it all: “Military’s Top Officers Face Review of Their Character”. It seems that Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey is leading a complete “overhaul” of the system of evaluating the

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The Whole Truth, The First Time                        April 15, 2013 (Don’t forget to mail your annual contribution to Medicare, Medicaid, the VA System, military health care and health care for Indians, government employees and members of Congress.  Due today! Almost 50% of health care costs in the country are paid for by you! Plus you

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A Horrendous Story Largely Ignored By the American Press  April 12, 2013 Please read this from NY Times and know that several of us in the US have been trying to get this story out.  Finally… http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/africa/index.html As you read consider the fact that Johns Hopkins, Children’s National Medical Center and MD Anderson have all

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Don’t You Wish You Lived in the Real World?      April 10, 2013 Things are handled differently in the real world of corporate oversight boards. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/business/how-an-apple-star-lost-his-luster-at-penneys.html?hp&_r=0 Enjoy.

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Star Stuff                                    April 9, 2013,             By Leonard Zwelling             Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and a prominent astrophysicist. He was being interviewed on the Bob Edwards radio program on Tuesday, April 9. Toward the end of the hour, he was asked by Bob what

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A Funny Thing Happened at the (Faculty) Forum                        April 5, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             In two words: No Surprises. Everyone played his or her part perfectly. Civility was maintained. The room was only about two-thirds full, but the crowd was attentive and polite. The only small moment of drama was when the issue

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The Shrink Will See You Now                        April 4, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             Kim Ghatta was a State Department reporter during the four years that Hillary Clinton served this nation as that department’s Secretary. She has just written a new book called The Secretary about that experience. Ms. Ghatta was interviewed by Bob Edwards

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