This book brings together 75 primarily personal interviews with a variety of physicians and administrators from Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. These mini-biographies, published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings between 1999 and 2015, delve into the prominent leaders' upbringing, professional life, and family life. They provide insights into life in health care and life in the United States over the past century. Interviewees include Joel T. Allison, Albert J. Alvarez, John F. Anderson, MD, W. Mark Armstrong, MD, William W. Aston, David J. Ballard, MD, PhD, David W....

This book brings together 75 primarily personal interviews with a variety of physicians and administrators from Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. These mini-biographies, published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings between 1999 and 2015, delve into the prominent leaders' upbringing, professional life, and family life. They provide insights into life in health care and life in the United States over the past century. Interviewees include Joel T. Allison, Albert J. Alvarez, John F. Anderson, MD, W. Mark Armstrong, MD, William W. Aston, David J. Ballard, MD, PhD, David W....

This volume collects 20 "Facts and ideas from anywhere" columns published from January 2011 through October 2015 in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. The 461 topics discussed highlight current events and cover a range of issues: Prevention of disease and injury Nutrition and exercise Trends in health care treatment and outcomes Government involvement in health and society Demographic trends in the United States and abroad Current and historical persons of interest Economic and ethical issues affecting medicine These snippets and summaries provide insight into medicine and popular...

This two-volume series brings together 74 personal interviews with a variety of prominent cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. These mini-biographies, published in The American Journal of Cardiology between 1996 and 2014, delve into these physicians' upbringing, professional life, and family life. They provide insights into the history of cardiology, as well as life in health care and life in the United States over the past century. Interviewees in volume 1 include Joseph Stephen Alpert, MD, George Allan Beller, MD, William Edward Boden, MD, Robert Ogden Bonow, MD, Eugene Braunwald, MD,...

This book brings together 24 personal interviews with a variety of prominent national and international physicians and researchers who have served as visiting professors at Baylor University Medical Center. These mini-biographies, published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings between 1998 and 2015, delve into these leaders' upbringing, professional life, and family life. They provide insights into life in health care and life in the United States over the past century.

This WW2 novel for young adults is about 18-year-old Franco Paso's induction into the U.S. Army under the auspices of the early CIA. Franco is to receive spy training at a secret facility known as Glassey's Mountain. He will then be sent into Sicily under the cover of darkness to link up with family roots. He will track German and Italian troop movements, equipment, and bases as preparation for the Allied invasion led by General Patton.