C. Stratton Hill, Jr., MD, Oral History Interview, February 14, 2012

C. Stratton Hill, Jr., MD, Oral History Interview, February 14, 2012

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

  • Personal and educational background; faith
  • Research: thyroid cancer; pain management and policy

Identifier

HillCS_01_20120214

Publication Date

2-14-2012

Publisher

The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas Cancer Center

City

Houston, Texas

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 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

About the Interview

About the Interview Subject:

Dr. C. Stratton Hill, Jr., M.D. (b. 28 July 1928, Humbolt, Tennessee; d. 2015)) came to MD Anderson in 1963 as an oncologic endocrinologist with a specialty in thyroid cancer. By the 1980s, his career had expanded to include pain management, the work for which he is perhaps best known. Dr. Hill served as the Associate Director of the Ambulatory Care Clinics from 1974- 1979. In 1981 he set up the Pain Clinic (now the Pain Management Center) and served as its director until 1992. In 1996 Dr. Hill received the American Cancer Society Humanitarian Award, given for his dedication to improving cancer control and for his accomplishments in human welfare. Post retirement, Dr. Hill has worked with the Open Door Mission Foundation for Recovery and Rehabilitation in Houston. He is a Professor Emeritus and Internist Emeritus in the Department of Symptom Research. Dr. Hill retired in 1996. He passed away in December 2015.

ORIGINAL Interview Profile:

Dr. C. Stratton Hill, Jr., M.D.

Submitted by: Tacey A. Rosolowski, Ph.D.

Date Revised: 24 June 2014

Dr. C. Stratton Hill, Jr., M.D. (b. 28 July 1928, Humbolt, Tennessee) is a Professor Emeritus and Internist Emeritus in the Department of Symptom Research at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. This interview is conducted over four sessions for a total of 9 hours and 20 minutes. Dr. Hill came to MD Anderson in 1963 as an oncologic endocrinologist with a specialty in thyroid cancer. By the 1980s, his career had expanded to include pain management, the work for which he is perhaps best known. Dr. Hill retired in 1996. These sessions, conducted by Tacey A. Rosolowski, Ph.D., are conducted at Dr. Hill’s home in Houston, Texas during February of 2012.

Dr. Hill was awarded his BA from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, and went on to the University of Tennessee’s College of Medicine, where his M.D. was conferred in 1954. He had a clinical clerkship in Scotland before joining the Air Force, where he was Chief of Professional Services from 1956-’58. At MD Anderson, Dr. Hill served as the Associate Director of the Ambulatory Care Clinics from 1974-’79. In 1981 he set up the Pain Clinic (now the Pain Management Center) and served as its director until 1992. In 1996 Dr. Hill received the American Cancer Society Humanitarian Award, given for his dedication to improving cancer control and for his accomplishments in human welfare. Post retirement, Dr. Hill has worked with the Open Door Mission Foundation for Recovery and Rehabilitation in Houston: in 2010 he was awarded the Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Award (by Mayor Annise Parker).

In this interview Dr. Hill covers his three-part career in thyroid cancer research, administration, and pain management. He also traces the broad networks of people he has worked with (and whose help he has leveraged) in these areas. He worked closely with Dr. R. Lee Clark for many years and here offers insight into Dr. Clark’s attitudes and leadership style. Dr. Hill is candid, quick to point out political contexts of medical events, and equally quick to share a vivid anecdote to illustrate a personality a patient’s condition, or a medical dilemma.

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C. Stratton Hill, Jr., MD, Oral History Interview, February 14, 2012

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