Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, January 10, 2018
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education
- Radiation oncology as an evolving field
- Multi-disciplinary research at MD Anderson
- Leadership at Department, Division, and Executive Committee levels
Interview Chapters
Chapter 01: A Strong Family and Early Experiences with Leadership
Chapter 02: The Decision to Enter Medicine
Chapter 03: Specializing in Radiation Oncology
Chapter 04: Coming to MD Anderson
Chapter 05: Creating Research Collaborations Focusing on Breast Cancer
Chapter 06: Chair of Radiation Oncology and Views on Leadership
Identifier
BuchholzTA_01_20180110
Publication Date
1-10-2018
Publisher
The Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Topics Covered
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Buchholz, Thomas A. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, January 10, 2018" (2018). Interview Sessions. 87.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/87
Conditions Governing Access
Open
About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Thomas A. Buchholz, MD (b. Louisville, Kentucky) came to MD Anderson in 1997 and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology. Since then Dr. Buccholz has served as Chair of the Dept. of Radiation Oncology and as Division Head (8/2011-1/2014). And from 2014-7/2017 he served as Executive Vice President & Physician in Chief.
Dr. Buchholz tells his story through the lens of leadership, offering perspective on the institution from many levels of leadership service. He left MD Anderson on 2/28/2019 to take up a position as Medical Director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.