John Stroehlein, MD, Oral History Interview, December 5, 2012
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; military experience; retirement
- Working at Methodist Hospital; MD Anderson in comparison to other institutions
- Gastroenterology and oncology: history and evolution; development of team approaches
- Research overview
- Department of Gastroenterology: history of
- Department of Patient Affairs: functions, organization
- Data management initiatives
- Quality assurance initiatives
- MD Anderson growth; cultural change; changing relationship to Texas/Houston
Identifier
StroehleinJR_01_20121205
Publication Date
12-5-2012
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas 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
Stroehlein, John MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "John Stroehlein, MD, Oral History Interview, December 5, 2012" (2012). Interview Sessions. 184.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/184
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
John Stroehlein, MD (b.1 July 1940, Anna, Illinois) specializes in cancers of the hollow gastrointestinal tract and was recruited by Dr. R. Lee Clark in 1977 to serve as the second Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology. He held that position until 1982. His research has focused on screening for gastrointestinal cancer, the treatment of cancer with drug combinations, primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Dr. Stroehlein serves as Deputy Chair of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Since 2006, he has also served as Co-Medical Director of the Department of Patient Affairs.