Donald Seldin
The Maestro of Medicine
$86.00
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2020
Summary
No one would have blamed Donald Seldin for running away. When he arrived at Southwestern Medical College in 1951, it was a collection of hastily repurposed military shacks creaking in the wind. On practically day one he became chair of the department of medicine—when the only other full-time professors departed.
By the time he stepped down thirty-six years later, Seldin had transformed a sleepy medical college into the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center—a powerhouse of re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781477320754 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147732075X |
| Author: | Raymond S. Greenberg |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
A splendid biography of a man who became highly influential in medical education…Raymond Greenberg’s biography of Donald Seldin provides much evidence that the term ‘maestro’ in the book’s subtitle is well-deserved. (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)
About The Author
Raymond S. Greenberg
A nationally recognized cancer researcher and leader in academic medicine, Dr. Raymond S. Greenberg has served as president of the Medical University of South Carolina and most recently as executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Texas System. His research focuses on the role of race and ethnicity in cancer risk and prognosis. He is the author of Medal Winners: How the Vietnam War Launched Nobel Careers and more than 150 scientific publications. He also is the editor of Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care.
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