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1 online resource (xix, 418 pages) |
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Columbiana |
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Columbiana
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| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Taking Doctors' Histories, a Preface; 1. A New Dean Digs in at Boston University School of Medicine, by Karen Antman ʼ74; 2. A Champion of Health Equality at the Helm of the NYC Department of Health, by Mary T. Bassett ʼ79; 3. New Jersey's Health Care Crusader, by Stanley S. Bergen, Jr. ʼ55; 4. A Nobel Laureate's Lifelong Commitment to Curiosity, by Baruch Blumberg ʼ51; 5. Babies' Best Friend, by T. Berry Brazelton ʼ43D; 6. Musings of a University President Emeritus, by Keith Brodie ʼ65 |
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7. Promoting Respect for "Our Future Selves," by Robert N. Butler ʼ538. A Neurosurgeon at the Helm of the AMA, by Peter Carmel MSD ʼ70; 9. A Vitreoretinal Visionary, by Stanley Chang ʼ74; 10. Protecting Imperiled Populations, by Davida Coady ʼ65; 11. How Three P & S Alumni Bucked the Odds and Made It Big in Biotech, by Ron Cohen ʼ81, Paul Maddon MD ʼ88 MD PhD, and George Yancopoulos MD ʼ86, PhD ʼ87; 12. An American Odyssey, by Robert Coles ʼ54; 13. Medicine by the Book, by Robin B. Cook ʼ66; 14. A Shared Life in Medicine, Canadian Style, by Richard ʼ55 and Sylvia Cruess ʼ55 |
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15. Surgeon-Scientist Takes Knowledge to the Cutting Edge, by Patricia Donahoe ʼ6416. Tuning-up the Engine of Public Health in the Motor City, by Abdul El-Sayed ʼ14; 17. The Un-Retiring Dean of American Rheumatologists, by Ephraim P. Engleman ʼ37; 18. From Student to Surgeon to University Trustee-a Columbia Journey, by Kenneth Forde ʼ59; 19. From Endocrinology to Admissions, a Life in Medicine, by Andrew G. Frantz ʼ55; 20. Practicing the "Art of the Possible," by The Outgoing Director of the CDC Reflects on His Time at the Helm, by Thomas R. Frieden MD/MPH ʼ86 |
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21. Medicine by Bench, Bedside, and Book, by Jerome Groopman ʼ7622. A Pioneer in Adolescent Medicine Committed to Health and Well-being for All, by Karen Hein ʼ70; 23. At Home in High Places, by Charles S. Houston ʼ39; 24. An All-Star on the Team Against TB, by Michael Iseman ʼ65; 25. Championing Intellectual Rigor and Risk at the American University of Beirut, by Fadlo R. Khuri ʼ89; 26. Making Health Care Happen, a Committed Primary Care Practitioner in the Deep South, by Karen Kinsell ʼ93; 27. Urologist, Historian, Collector, Sleuth, by John K. Lattimer ʼ38 |
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28. Yes, There Is Balm in Gilead, by Margaret Morgan Lawrence ʼ4029. A Doctor in the House-the White House, That Is, by Burton J. Lee, III ʼ56; 30. Receptive to Receptors, by Robert J. Lefkowitz ʼ66; 31. Adventures in Virology, by Jay Levy ʼ65; 32. A Digital Pioneer at the National Library of Medicine, by Donald A.B. Lindberg ʼ58; 33. Out of Anguish into Africa, by Martha M. MacGuffie ʼ49; 34. Battling Invisibility-a Primary Care Clinician and Spokesperson for the Care of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgender People, by Harvey J. Makadon ʼ77; 35. At the Cancer Command, by Paul Marks ʼ49 |
| Summary |
Peter Wortsman offers a selection of profiles of Columbia-educated doctors who have made a fundamental difference in the lives of others. The physicians profiled in this book represent the complete spectrum of MDs |
| Notes |
Collection of interviews previously published in the Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni journal |
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In English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 16, 2019) |
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Columbia University. Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons |
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Physicians -- United States.
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Physicians.
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Physicians
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physicians.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. -- Medical.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Physicians
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United States |
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United States
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interviews.
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Interviews
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Interviews.
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Interviews.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780231549325 |
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0231549326 |
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