Leonard Zwelling

Dr. Zwelling is a board-certified internist and medical oncologist. He was trained at Duke University, Duke Medical School and Duke Hospital after which he completed his oncology training at the National Cancer Institute. He started his research career at NCI and in 1984 moved to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology. He returned to business school at the University of Houston, graduating in 1993. He then gravitated to research administration.

When To Protest

When To Protest By Leonard Zwelling          I have come under some criticism for not objecting more strongly to some of the things Donald Trump says about minorities, immigrants, women, Muslims and even Jews in this space.          It is not that I do not find the President-elect’s utterances offensive. I do. None is more …

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Seriously? Literally?

Seriously? Literally? By Leonard Zwelling “This is the problem with the media,” says Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. “You guys took everything that Donald Trump said so literally. “The American people didn’t. They understood it.” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38188074          This was reiterated by a panelist on Meet the Press Sunday who said the press took …

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Same Old, Same Old When New Is Needed

Same Old, Same Old When New Is Needed By Leonard Zwelling http://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-nancy-pelosi-keeps-hold-of-house-democratic-leader-post-1480524333?mod=djemalertNEWS          It never ceases to amaze me that people in groups that have been battered continue to stick with the leadership that caused them to be reduced to minority status.          It was amazing to me even as a small child, that the …

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Conflict of Interest: Part Deux Or Is This Trois?

Conflict of Interest: Part Deux Or Is This Trois? By Leonard Zwelling          This is one of my favorite subjects. How can you not love it when people pledged to perform fiduciary roles undermine their own credibility through greed? It’s so, what’s the word? American!          The new President-elect is up to his eyeballs in …

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Already In Mid-Revolution: MD Anderson Is Halfway Home

Already In Mid-Revolution: MD Anderson Is Halfway Home By Leonard Zwelling          Many people, including my kids, are wondering why I am not more depressed about the results of the election and the subsequent appointees to the Trump Administration.          It’s pretty much what I say every birthday while complaining that something else is hurting. …

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The Cabinet: Who’s In It Says A Lot About Who Put Them There—In The Government Or In Academia

The Cabinet: Who’s In It Says A Lot About Who Put Them There—In The Government Or In Academia By Leonard Zwelling          I remember the Kennedy Cabinet. Dean Rusk, Douglas Dillon, Robert McNamara, Bobby Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, and Arthur Goldberg—these guys were legends in the making—both good and bad. The only one who was controversial …

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