Leonard Zwelling

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Why 100 K? By Leonard Zwelling             I have no idea.             Nothing in my experience has surprised me more than the response to this blog in the form of page views, emails, letters, calls and just conversations in the hall. I believe that we have made an impact. It was not the one I

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My Mistake, Their Mistake By Leonard Zwelling             After another in what has become an interminable series of dull Faculty Senate meetings, I conversed with an old and trusted member of the clinical faculty. I listened carefully to the complaints I was hearing. What ran through my mind were two questions: what’s really being said

Commitment: Why I Love “The Newsroom” and Hate “Hook-Ups” and Why A Still, Small Voice Ought to Be Heeded By Leonard Zwelling             I believe in something greater than myself. It is something I do not understand. I can’t touch it, taste it or see it, but I can feel it. It is always with

They Say We Are #1; What Do We Say? By Leonard Zwelling             The US News and World Report rankings are out. Once again MD Anderson is ranked number one in clinical cancer care.  This is definitely a cause for celebration, especially for the people who are our patients. But what about for those of

The Criticality of Inflection Points and the Need for First Followers By Leonard Zwelling             It is only in retrospect that great historical events can be appreciated. History is indeed one damned thing after another, but some of those things are more important than others. There have been three such critical points in my 29

Pageviews at noon July 15  93160.  Closing in on 100,000.  Watch for the news. My Legacy, My Dream (and officially according to blogspot, the 100th post) By Leonard Zwelling             This one is a little long as it is saying good-bye. Sort of.             Don’t worry. I am not going to write about all of

Running By Leonard Zwelling             I’m a runner. No, I can’t run any longer. Back, hips, neck, the usual. But once not so long ago, I ran and once a runner, always a runner.             It started in 1970 during my second year medical school surgical rotation at the Durham, NC VA Hospital. I hated