Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, March 8, 2018
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Leadership: examples of effective decision-making, critique of “stumbles” MD Anderson in transition under Ronald DePinho and after his resignation
- UT System’s relationship to MD Anderson leadership
- Epic: transition to, value of, impact on MD Anderson culture
Interview Chapters
Chapter 15: Shifting to Epic: Taking Stock of a Major Change
Chapter 16: MD Anderson in Transition after Ronald DePinho's Resignation: Context
Chapter 17: MD Anderson in Turmoil Under Ronald DePinho: A Critical View of the UT System Response
Identifier
BuchholzTA_03_20180308
Publication Date
3-8-2018
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, March 8, 2018" (2018). Interview Sessions. 89.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/89
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. Buchholz 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.