Len Zwelling

The Latest Indignity-The Censure by the AAUP By Leonard Zwelling http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/health/article/MD-Anderson-censured-by-national-faculty-group-6325844.php          This is probably not a big deal but it is emblematic of several problems that continue to plague MD Anderson.          The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has censured MD Anderson and its term tenure practice. This may have no bearing on […]

Where Are the Leaders? By Leonard Zwelling          Have you seen or heard Bill Clinton recently? He is a shadow of his former self in every way. He is gaunt verging on anorectic and the formerly voluble Chief Executive struggles to make a whole lot of sense when he speaks in public. It has been

This Is Not An MD Anderson Problem: The Child Pornography Case of a Member of the Pediatric Faculty By Leonard Zwelling          It was just about as salacious as it could be.          A prominent, well-funded, highly regarded and eminently likeable member of the Pediatric faculty at MD Anderson has been arrested for possession of

Superpower: America’s Role in the World At-Large, MD Anderson’s Role in Oncology By Leonard Zwelling          Without hesitation, I bought the book. It is called Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World by Ian Bremmer. As is not atypical, I learned about it from one of my best and most frequent instructresses, Peggy

Making Cancer History by James S. Olson: An Important Book By Leonard Zwelling          This book is a revelation.          I bought and read it for a number of reasons.          First, I wanted to know about the early history of this great institution to which I hooked my personal star in 1984. I am

Is Commercialization in the TMC Facing An Early Death? : We Can Hope, Can’t We? By Leonard Zwelling          Under our noses there is battle raging for the heart and soul of the Texas Medical Center. For years the TMC has been the haven for academic excellence and its application to patient care. Whether at

Will These Trials Make Cancer History? : I Doubt It, But They Could By Leonard Zwelling          It is late May and early June so it must be time for the Indianapolis 500, the Belmont Stakes and the Oscars of Oncology, the media darlings of ASCO.          My sources at ASCO have told me that

Clinical Faculty: Why You Are SO Desperately Needed By Leonard Zwelling          Yet again, it happens. A call comes on a weekend. A friend has a relative who is clearly ill. I am told a story. The mammogram was positive, but the doctors told her the shadow was benign and not to worry. That was

Purpose and Small Plans: Service and a Sense of Urgency and What You Miss While You Are Busy Building New Lab Space By Leonard Zwelling          In a moving op-ed piece on May 29 in the NY Times, David Brooks discussed the responses he received after asking readers to write him about the purpose of

Three Little Pigs: The Unlearned Lessons Of Enron By Leonard Zwelling          I am fascinated by evil.          I am not talking about the Hitler and Vlad the Impaler stuff. Those guys were nuts. I am talking about the every day evil to which all of us are prone. We speak too harshly and hurt