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Patrick Mulvey, Oral History Interview, May 19, 2015
Patrick Mulvey and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Coming to MD Anderson
- The Office of Development under presidents Charles A. LeMaistre, John Mendelsohn, and Ronald DePinho
- Working with MD Anderson presidents
- The evolution of fundraising as a practice
- Changes in MD Anderson’s donor base
- MD Anderson’s capital campaigns
- Mechanisms for making appeals for donations
- The Moon Shots Program and fundraising
- The MD Anderson mission and culture
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Walter Pagel, ELS, Oral History Interview, August 1, 2012
Walter Pagel ELS and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- The craft of the scientific editor
- A reader-centered philosophy of editing
- Department of Scientific Publications: history, role of, services for faculty and institution
- MD Anderson publications (e.g. The Heart Bulletin, The Year Book of Cancer, Cancer Bulletin, Breast Diseases, Neuro-oncology, The First Twenty Years, the Cancer Care Series)
- Electronic publishing
- Work with national biomedical editing organizations
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Walter Pagel, ELS, Oral History Interview, August 10, 2012
Walter Pagel ELS and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- The craft of the scientific editor
- A reader-centered philosophy of editing
- Department of Scientific Publications: history, role of, services for faculty and institution
- MD Anderson publications (e.g. The Heart Bulletin, The Year Book of Cancer, Cancer Bulletin, Breast Diseases, Neuro-oncology, The First Twenty Years, the Cancer Care Series)
- Electronic publishing
- Work with national biomedical editing organizations
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James Jarell “Jake” Pickle and Clifford Drummond Oral History Interview, March 15, 2005
James "Jake" Jarrell Pickle, Clifford Drummond, Lesley W. Brunet, and Earl Walborg
Major Topics Covered:
- Sources of land for MD Anderson Research Park in Smithville and Bastrop, Texas
- Legislators and others instrumental in advocating in the Legislature
- R. Lee Clark’s vision for a research facility; personal motives for locating the facility outside of Houston
- Local and governmental considerations in approving land for a laboratory
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William Plunkett, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 25, 2013
William Plunkett PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered
- Personal and educational background
- View of history of biomedical sciences; evolution of team science
- Research: nucleoside analogues; gemcitabine, fludarabine; mechanisms of cell death, DNA repair
- Research collaborations: with Pharma; importance of collegiality; inter-disciplinary discussions
- The CLL Moon Shot Program
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William Plunkett, PhD, Oral History Interview, April 10, 2013
William Plunkett PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered
- The Department of Developmental Therapeutics
- Memories of Emil J Freireich, MD
- The CLL Moon Shot Program
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William Plunkett, PhD, Oral History Interview, May 08, 2013
William Plunkett PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- The Department of Experimental Thereutics: origin of; strategic plan for; training initiatives; department culture
- MD Anderson’s Conflict Resolution Process
- Research Integrity Officer: roles; cases, research issues; ethics
- MD Anderson executive leadership: views on
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Donald A. Podoloff, MD, Oral History Interview, April 02, 2015
Donald A. Podoloff PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Comparison of private practice and work in MD Anderson’s academic context
- Views on radiology: evolution of the field and shift from imagine of forms to function; integrating radiologists into multi-disciplinary care teams
- Views on medical education and its impact on research innovation
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Donald A. Podoloff, MD, Oral History Interview, April 23, 2015
Donald A. Podoloff PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Views on training radiologists at MD Anderson
- Research: imaging of living systems
- Evolution of radiology at MD Anderson
- The Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging –history of, economics of, potential impact on MD Anderson
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Donald A. Podoloff, MD, Oral History Interview, June 04, 2015
Donald A. Podoloff PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Research culture at MD Anderson
- Growth at MD Anderson
- Ethics in medicine and research
- Faith
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Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, October 8, 2012
Raphael E. Pollock and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Surgical Oncology: the field, evolution, accreditation, future of
- Research: surgical techniques, surgical stress, natural killer cells, molecular approaches to soft tissue sarcoma; angiogenesis, chemoresistance, novel therapeutics
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Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, October 10, 2012
Raphael E. Pollock and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Servant leadership: philosophy and examples
- MD Anderson Tissue Bank
- The Department of Surgical Oncology: history, evolution, accomplishments
- The Division of Surgery
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Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, Oral History Interview, November 19, 2012
Raphael E. Pollock and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- MD Anderson presidents; the change in administration, J. Mendelsohn to R. DePinho
- Surgery and technology
- Minority patients at MD Anderson
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Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, January 4, 2018
Carol Porter DNP, RN, FAAN and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education
- Emergency management: training and experience prior to MD Anderson, 9/11; importance of emergency management training to a nursing career; leadership in emergency management
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Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, January 25, 2018
Carol Porter DNP, RN, FAAN and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Vision for evolution in the Division of Nursing
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Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, July 6, 2018
Carol Porter DNP, RN, FAAN and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Leadership issues in nursing
- Emergency management: training and experience prior to MD Anderson, 9/11; importance of emergency management training to a nursing career; leadership in emergency management
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Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, February 20, 2015
Alma Rodriguez MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Discussed:
- Personal and educational background
- Research on lymphoma treatments
- Shift in career focus from research to administration
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Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, March 06, 2015
Alma Rodriguez MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Discussed:
- Developing an administrative leader; Women and leadership
- Unique qualities and impact of physician leaders
- The Office of Medical Affairs: Evolution, Scope, Impact
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Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, May 01, 2015
Alma Rodriguez MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Discussed:
- Developing an administrative leader; Women and leadership
- Unique qualities and impact of physician leaders
- The Office of Medical Affairs: Evolution, Scope, Impact
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Alma Rodriguez, MD, Oral History Interview, June 05, 2015
Alma Rodriguez MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Discussed:
- Quality indicators and patient centered care
- The Survivorship Program
- MD Anderson growth and changes in culture; evaluation of Ronald DePinho’s agenda
- Economics of healthcare and impact on MD Anderson
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Alma Rodriguez, MD, Video Oral History Interview, April 17, 2017
Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD and Alma Rodriguez MD
Major Topics Covered:
- The history of multidisciplinary care at MD Anderson
- MD Anderson algorithms of care
- MD Anderson culture
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William C. Satterfield, DVM, Oral History Interview, July 24, 2012
William C. Satterfield DVM and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- The role of veterinarians in collaborative research
- Use of animals in research: practicalities and controversy; care and protections for animals
- MD Anderson’s chimpanzee colony
- Research collaborations: HIV, hepatitis C, ovarian cancer, tissue engineering
- The Michale Keeling Center and MD Anderson: laboratory practice, care of animals
- Cattlemen for Cancer Research: philanthropic support of MD Anderson
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William C. Satterfield, DVM, Oral History Interview, July 25, 2012
William C. Satterfield DVM and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- The role of veterinarians in collaborative research]
- Use of animals in research: practicalities and controversy; care and protections for animals\
- MD Anderson’s chimpanzee colony\
- Research collaborations: HIV, hepatitis C, ovarian cancer, tissue engineering
- The Michale Keeling Center and MD Anderson: laboratory practice, care of animals
- Cattlemen for Cancer Research: philanthropic support of MD Anderson
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Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview, June 4, 2013
Raymond Sawaya MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
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
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Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview, June 25, 2013
Raymond Sawaya MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- The special challenges of brain surgery and working with brain cancer patients
- Research: fibrinogen; surgical techniques
- Neurosurgery training programs
- Technology and neurosurgery