Charles M. Balch MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 26, 2019
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Fiscal crises: managed care, changing healthcare environment; role of Texas laws and regulations; institutional responses to
- Leadership: traditions of at MD Anderson; personal experience of; executive roles beyond the institution
Interview Chapters
Chapter 17: Addressing the Managed Care Crisis (mid 90s) with HR 192 and Other Legislation
Chapter 18: A New Chapter as CEO at City of Hope and Other Roles
Chapter 19: A Return to MD Anderson in 2016 and Reflections on a Career
Identifier
BalchC_04_20190326
Publication Date
3-26-2019
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
Balch, Charles M. MD, PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Charles M. Balch MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 26, 2019" (2019). Interview Sessions. 78.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/78
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Open
About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Charles Balch (b. 24 August 1942, Toledo, OH) was recruited to MD Anderson in 1985 to serve as Head of the Division of Surgery and Anesthesiology and Chair of the Department of Surgical Oncology (1985-1993). He went on to serve several administrative roles, including VP for Hospitals and Clinics (’93-‘94) and Executive VP for Health Affairs (‘94 – ‘96). Dr. Balch was instrumental in reorganizing breast cancer care as the first multi-disciplinary organ site clinic in the institution and the US. He left the institution in 1997 to serve in executive leadership roles in other institutions, then returned in 2016, when he focused on mentoring. Dr. Balch is also founding Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.