Robert Byers, MD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), October 14, 2019

Authors

Robert Byers MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Charles M. Balch MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

• Recruitment to MD Anderson
• Evolution of the Head & Neck Surgery Department
• Portraits of key figures in surgery at MD Anderson

Interview Chapters

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Recruitment to MD Anderson and Dr. R. Lee Clark, the “Visionary”

Chapter 3: Dr. Byers’ Training and Decision to Join MD Anderson

Chapter 4: The Evolution of the Head & Neck Surgery Department at MD Anderson, and the Evolving Field of Head & Neck Surgery

Chapter 5: Discussion of Dr. Richard H. Jesse, Department Chief of Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson

Chapter 6: Overlapping Medical Specializations, Different Cancer Treatment Approaches, and Surgical Challenges With Thyroid, Parathyroid and Other Neck Components

Chapter 7: Dr. R. Lee Clark, Surgeon & Chief, MD Anderson Cancer Hospital

Chapter 8: The Head & Neck Department, its Leadership and Politics

Chapter 9: Differences Over Surgical and Radiotherapy Treatment Approaches in the Head & Neck Department

Chapter 10: MD Anderson Head & Neck Surgery Advances with Dental Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery

Chapter 11: Unique Anesthesia Challenges with Head & Neck Cancer Surgery, Anesthesiology Staff Composition, and Sterilization Methods in the 1970’s

Chapter 12: The Competing Priorities of Patient Care and Research in the Past and Future of MD Anderson, and the Unsung Hero Clinicians at MD Anderson

Identifier

ByersR_01_20191014

Publication Date

10-14-2019

Publisher

The Historical Resources Center, The Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

City

Houston, Texas

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History | Surgery

Recommended Citation

Byers, Robert MD; Balch, Charles M. MD; and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Robert Byers, MD, Oral History Interview, The First 50 Years of Surgery at MD Anderson (1945 – 1995), October 14, 2019" (2019). History of Surgery - Interview Sessions. 5.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/surgeryhist_interviewsessions/5

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Open