Interview Sessions
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Frederick Ames, MD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), February 27, 2019
Frederick Ames MD, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Medical training, military service
- Surgery at MD Anderson in the mid-late seventies to early nineties: practice of general surgery; conservatism and innovation; from general surgery to surgical oncology
- The division system: impact on surgery
- Key figures in surgery: R. Lee Clark, MD; Edgar White, MD; Richard Martin, MD; Edward Copeland, MD
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Robert Byers, MD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), October 14, 2019
Robert Byers MD, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Recruitment to MD Anderson
- Evolution of the Head & Neck Surgery Department
- Portraits of key figures in surgery at MD Anderson
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Edward Meadors Copeland III, M.D, Oral History Interview, April 09, 2019
Edward Meadors Copeland III, MD; Charles M. Balch MD; and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Portraits of R. Lee Clark, MD and key figures in surgery, 1970s-80s
- Research: hyperalimentation
- Department of General Surgery: culture; organization of rotations; evolution of research; key figures
- Division system: implementation of; impact on surgery; continued value of
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Elizabeth A. Grimm, PhD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), August 6, 2019
Elizabeth A. Grimm PhD, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Research at NIH; comparison of NIH and MD Anderson research environments
- Research, translational: risk-taking, collaboration; development of multi-disciplinary collaborations
- Education: development of fellowships; mentoring
- MD Anderson culture, Division of Surgery and Division of Medicine: attitudes regarding research and surgery; old guard versus newer attitudes; shifting tradition; difficulties of changing cultural norms
- Women faculty: experiences of, needs of, hopes for
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Jack Roth, MD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), March 14, 2019
Jack Roth MD, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Research: gene therapy; immunotherapy;The Division of Surgery: shifts in philosophy; resources and support of; evolution of research within;
- The Division system: advantages of system; impact on growth of surgery
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Research within; shift to a surgical oncology perspective; training programs
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Raymond Sawaya, MD, Oral History Interview,The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), March 12, 2019
Raymond Sawaya MD, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Division of Surgery: evolution of departments within; resources; leadership of; key figures
- Division system: value of; support of; impact of; strategic planning
- Department of Neurosurgery: philosophy of; growth of; technology
- Surgery at MD Anderson: culture of; evolution of; subspecialization; surgical oncology; training programs; operating rooms
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Donna K. Sollenberger, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), July 9, 2019
Donna K. Sollenberger, Charles M. Balch MD, and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Division system: traditional structure in medical institutions; Charles A. LeMaistre’s revision of the system; value of; controversies over
- Division of Surgery: major projects to advance collaboration (eg. IT; operating rooms; recruiting)
- MD Anderson culture: culture in early nineties; changing to patient-centered focus
- Multi-disciplinary care centers
- Working relationship with Charles Balch, MD [Head of Division of Surgery]; collaborative relationship between leaders
