Thomas Hans Newton, MD

Thomas Beddoes MD, 1760–1808

DOROTHY A. STANSFIELD, Thomas Beddoes MD, 1760-1808, Dordrecht, Reidel, 1984, 8vo, pp. xx, 306, Dfl.140.00/$54.00. Thomas Beddoes has been the subject of intermittent study, manifested through a succession of more or less specialized papers, mostly on his pneumatic studies. His political involvements have also been noticed, but usually in ways that do not reveal any substantial connexion betwee...

Thomas C. Hall, MD, FACP: in memoriam.

Thomas Christopher Hall, one of the founders of American medical oncology, teacher, and researcher, left this life in his ninety-third year. Tom was born in New York City, and had a difficult childhood growing up in the time of the Depression. Tom excelled academically, and his life changed dramatically when he was accepted as a student at Harvard College and then at Harvard Medical School. He ...

Thomas Earl Starzl, MD, PhD (1926–2017): Father of Transplantation

Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, was known to most as the “Father of Transplantation”—he laid the groundwork for an entire new field of medicine. Throughout his career he continued to make among the most significant, landmark advancements, from technically describing and perfecting the many variations of liver surgery, including transplantation, to identifying better ways to control organ rejection, ...

Hans Arnold Heilbronn 1908-1975 Hans

A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS H. LEE, MD Physicians and Provider Organizers Should Ease Suffering, Invite Feedback.

I’m curious about the genesis of the book. What prompted you to write it? You’ve known me in a variety of different contexts*, and this book actually was my attempt to tie it all together—all the things that I think, worry, talk, and write about related to making the health care system work. How does the marketplace work? How do we make sure the marketplace is competing on the right things? Tha...