Jan Van Eys, MD, PhD Oral History Interview, December 20, 2002
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Recruitment to MD Anderson
- Charing Department of Pediatrics
- Philosophy of "fully cured" cancer patient
- Development of a Code of Ethics for Patients
Identifier
VanEysJ_20021220
Publication Date
12-20-2002
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
Subject Headings
Van Eys, Jan, 1929-; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – History; Hospitals; Hospitals, Special; Pediatrics; Neoplasms; Child; Houston (Tex.); Oral History; Interviews;
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Van Eys, Jan MD, PhD and Brunet, Lesley W., "Jan Van Eys, MD, PhD Oral History Interview, December 20, 2002" (2002). Interview Sessions. 230.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/230
Conditions Governing Access
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About the Interview
Biographical Note
Jan Van Eys, M.D., Ph.D. moved from the Netherlands to the United States to study biochemistry at Vanderbilt University where he received his Ph.D. in 1955. In 1957, he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt acting as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. An interest in clinical activities led to his leaving Vanderbilt to study medicine at the University of Washington. He completed his medical education at the University of Washington in 1966 and then returned to Vanderbilt where he accepted an appointment to both the pediatrics faculty and the biochemistry faculty. From 1969 to 1973, he was Chief of the Pediatric Hematology Clinic at Vanderbilt where he focused on an active program of both research and clinical practice. In 1973, Van Eys left Vanderbilt to become a leading pediatric hematologist-oncologist and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He later was appointed Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. During that time, he published considerably in the field of medical ethics, as well as in oncology and biochemistry. After retiring from the University of Texas in 1994, Van Eys returned to Vanderbilt as a clinical professor of Pediatrics and senior scholar at the Ethics Center.
Abstract:
Several of Dr. Jan Van Eys’ significant accomplishments related to the advancement of cancer care and patient advocacy are highlighted. The first clip describes his role in the establishment of the Annual Mental Health Conferences. The second clip reviews Dr. Van Eys’ philosophy and opinions regarding what constitutes a fully cured pediatric cancer patient. The last clip includes a brief description of his involvement in the development of a code of ethics for patients.