Len Zwelling

Let’s Talk Guns—NOW! By Leonard Zwelling I am not against the ownership of guns. I needed to get that out on the table up front. I am actually licensed to carry a handgun. I don’t own one, because I am afraid to have one lying about in the house, even under lock and key, but […]

A Crucial Presidential Gesture: Portfolio Transparency By Leonard Zwelling One of the issues that tripped up both of the last two MD Anderson presidents was conflict of interest. Essentially, both Dr. Mendelson and Dr. DePinho allowed their personal financial positions to contain the stock of companies whose products were being tested at the institution they

Be Careful Who You Choose By Leonard Zwelling Gail Collins continues to wonder who the worst member of the Trump Cabinet is. Dr. Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon and former House member from Georgia who headed HHS until his resignation Friday, was climbing up the worst list. Dr. Price is accused of having used about

EXTRA: A Human President By Leonard Zwelling It’s going to be all right. That’s the message that I distilled from Dr. Peter Pisters’ town hall on September 27 at MD Anderson, his first address to the collective Anderson community since being named president. I came hopeful. I was not disappointed. For forty-five minutes Dr. Pisters

Why Wouldn’t The MD Anderson Faculty Take A Collective Knee? : Will They The Next Time? By Leonard Zwelling Of course, it’s about race. Colin Kaepernick’s original protest at the time of the playing and singing of the national anthem before an NFL game was all about the manner in which black people are treated

A Real Conversation: The Value Of Competition In Health Care By Leonard Zwelling Today I had a unique experience. I had a real conversation with a learned man whose politics and mine do not align. We discussed health care reform and the various forces in play in America today that are changing the way doctors

Reunion Stories: To Be Taken Seriously Then and Now By Leonard Zwelling I have been married to the same woman for forty-five years. Our life together has been both challenging and rewarding and I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. But, sometimes, one forgets that one’s spouse had a life before she married. That life

The President’s Speech By Leonard Zwelling Everyone present at MD Anderson in 2011 remembers the early speeches of Dr. DePinho. He was going to cure five cancers in five years with his Moon Shot strategy and he had the video to prove it. Fortunately, most of the learned gathered in the auditorium saw through this

What Do You Do First? By Leonard Zwelling There’s a lot to be done at MD Anderson. Making a problem list for this newly freed patient (the cancer center) doesn’t take the best resident in the class. First, there’s the money. How does one guarantee a positive revenue stream in a large, academic cancer center

Flood By Leonard Zwelling When describing the floods in Houston for friends outside the area, I resorted to only one word. Biblical. When water piles up in the midst of a hurricane, that is not a surprise. The wind whips the trees and the true force of nature is felt. The rain is just part