Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Oral History Interview, January 31, 2018
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Leadership at Department, Division, and Executive Committee levels
- Leadership: examples of effective decision-making, critique of “stumbles” MD Anderson in transition under Ronald DePinho and after his resignation
Interview Chapters
Chapter 08: A Changed Perspective as a Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology
Chapter 09: A Decision-making Process Includes Lessons about Leadership
Chapter 10: Looking Back on Years as Department Chair
Chapter 11: On Changes Under Ronald DePinho, MD
Chapter 12: An Offer to Serve as Provost and Executive Vice President
Chapter 13: From Provost to Physician in Chief
Chapter 14: A Physician in Chief's View on Strategic Planning: Successes and ""Stumbles""
Identifier
BuchholzTA_02_20180131
Publication Date
1-31-2018
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 31, 2018" (2018). Interview Sessions. 88.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/88
Conditions Governing Access
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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. Buchholz 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.