Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, January 10, 2018
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education
- Radiation oncology as an evolving field
- Multi-disciplinary research at MD Anderson
- Leadership at Department, Division, and Executive Committee levels
Interview Chapters
Chapter 01: A Strong Family and Early Experiences with Leadership
Chapter 02: The Decision to Enter Medicine
Chapter 03: Specializing in Radiation Oncology
Chapter 04: Coming to MD Anderson
Chapter 05: Creating Research Collaborations Focusing on Breast Cancer
Chapter 06: Chair of Radiation Oncology and Views on Leadership
Identifier
BuchholzTA_01_20180110
Publication Date
1-10-2018
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
Buchholz, Thomas A. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, January 10, 2018" (2018). Interview Sessions. 87.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/87
Conditions Governing Access
Open
About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Thomas A. Buchholz, MD (b. Louisville, Kentucky) came to MD Anderson in 1997 and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology. Since then Dr. Buccholz has served as Chair of the Dept. of Radiation Oncology and as Division Head (8/2011-1/2014). And from 2014-7/2017 he served as Executive Vice President & Physician in Chief.
Dr. Buchholz tells his story through the lens of leadership, offering perspective on the institution from many levels of leadership service. He left MD Anderson on 2/28/2019 to take up a position as Medical Director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.