Len Zwelling

Denouement-The Meaning of the Gonzalez-Angulo Verdict to MD Anderson and to Colombia By Leonard Zwelling          On September 29, the jury that found Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo guilty of aggravated assault in a dating relationship the week before, a charge that could have landed her in prison for 99 years, sent her to prison for […]

Resign Yourself By Leonard Zwelling          I know that in this day and age, there is a premium placed on sticking to your guns, never quitting, and seeing things through to the end regardless, but sometimes it really is better to just let go. Kenny Rogers talks about knowing when to walk away and knowing

What If I Got This All Wrong?: Is There an Untold Back Story to the Gonzalez-Angulo Trial? By Leonard Zwelling          Without belaboring the story with another rehashing of the trail’s evidence, verdict, and sentencing, there are on the surface a very few irrefutable conclusions.          Dr. Gonzalez-Angulo poisoned Dr. Blumenschein with ethylene glycol on

The Most Painful Blog of All: A Woman’s Right To Be Fired By Leonard Zwelling          This one really hurts.          Yesterday, September 30, on Capitol Hill, the Head of the Secret Service had to answer to Congress for a series of missteps taken by people who work for her in the job of protecting

The Dust Has Settled; Now What? How About Getting Back in Shape By Leonard Zwelling          The trial of the month is over. The defendant is now in jail. Her lawyers will be searching for ways to get her out, but I doubt they will find any. Frankly, they should have thought of that before.

Orange Is the New White Or “You Can’t Fix Evil” By Leonard Zwelling          Approaching the courthouse today, something felt different. I was very cognizant of my freedom. As I saw the police unload a small van two handcuffed prisoners in orange jump suits in it, I thought about breathing. I don’t often think about breathing

The New Head of the Division of Cancer Medicine By Leonard Zwelling          I suspect that the MD Anderson community has had its fill of the Gonzalez-Angulo trial by now. It should end on Monday with some form of sentencing after the closing arguments of the penalty phase. Regardless of the ultimate outcome, this will

Choose Life By Leonard Zwelling          We are in the Days of Awe.          Jews around the world have just concluded the celebration of our New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and are preparing for the start of Yom Kippur, the solemnest day of the year on Friday evening. This is the Day of Atonement, a fast

A Tragedy of Epic Proportions, But Who’s the Most Guilty? By Leonard Zwelling          At 11:17 AM CDT on Friday, September 26, 2014, Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo was found guilty of aggravated assault in a dating relationship in the 248th District Criminal Court of Judge Katherine Cabaniss. This is a first-degree felony and carries a

Circling the Wagons, Compartmentalizing the Truth By Leonard Zwelling          Before the jury comes back and before we learn the fate of Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, perhaps we should consider the behavior of others in this lurid affair. By others, I mean the MD Anderson faculty who were close to the principals.          From the