Jordan U. Gutterman, MD, Oral History Interview, December 01, 2004

Jordan U. Gutterman, MD, Oral History Interview, December 01, 2004

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

  • Early MD Anderson Pioneers
  • Early history of the Departmental Therapeutics department
  • Publishing in History of Medicine

Identifier

GuttermanJ_01_20041201

Publication Date

12-1-2004

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

Biographical Note:

Jordan Gutterman, MD, received his BA from the University of Virginia and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He did his internship, residency, and a fellowship at the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Gutterman served two years in the US Army as Chief of Hematology-Oncology at Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. He joined the Department of Developmental Therapeutics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1971 after completing his military service.

Dr. Gutterman was the first MD Anderson faculty member appointed to the Virginia H. Cockrell Distinguished Professorship in Immunology. He continues to hold the appointment in emeritus status. Dr. Gutterman was the co-recipient, with his colleague Dr. Hans Strander, of the 1992 Milstein Award from the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR). He has held numerous committee appointments with leading national cancer and medical organizations, including the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Institute of Medicine, and the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Gutterman serves as Professor and Section Chief, Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

Interview Abstract:

Dr. Jordan Gutterman begins the interview with observations on the unsolved 1982 murder of MD Anderson Cancer Center Vice President Dr. Fred Conrad. He then discusses the impact that Dr. Emil J. Freireich and Dr. Emil Frei had on his early career, as well as other colleagues at MD Anderson including Dr. Bodey and Dr. Gehan.

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