Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview, June 4, 2013

Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview, June 4, 2013

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

  • Personal and educational background
  • The Neurosurgery Database
  • The Department of Neurosurgery and neuro-services at MD Anderson: history of; developing a multi-disciplinary approach; recruitments
  • The Tissue Bank

Identifier

SawayaR_01_20130604

Publication Date

6-4-2013

Publisher

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

City

Houston, Texas

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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:

Raymond Sawaya (b. 5 May 1949, Latakia, Syria) came to MD Anderson in 1990 to assume the chairmanship of the Department of Neurosurgery and create a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, brain and spinal cord tumor program, with clinical, educational, and research activities. Dr. Sawaya is known for his research into the role that fibrinogen plays in allowing cancer to invade the brain; he has also conducted work on primary and metastatic brain tumors, third ventricle, brain stem and pineal region tumors. He has made strides in enhancing the accessibility and safety of brain tumor surgery.

Dr. Sawaya still holds the position of Chair of Neurosurgery. In 2001 he formed and headed the Brain Tumor Institute; in 2005 he helped create and became head of a joint program in neurosurgery established with the Baylor College of Medicine.

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Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview, June 4, 2013

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