John Mendelsohn
American doctor (1936-2019)
John Mendelsohn (August 31, 1936 – January 7, 2019) was an American physician. He was President of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was MD Anderson President from 1996 to 2011.
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| Born | August 31, 1936 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2019 (aged 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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After his retirement in 2011, Mendelsohn remained on the faculty as co-director of the new Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy. He was a senior fellow in health and technology at the Baker Institute.[1] Mendelsohn was only the third full-time president of MD Anderson.[2]
Mendelsohn died on January 7, 2019 from glioblastoma in Houston, aged 82.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "Outgoing M.D. Anderson president to join Baker Institute". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Institutional Profile". MD Anderson Cancer Center. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Former MD Anderson pres. dies at 82 after brain cancer battle". ABC13 Houston. 8 January 2019.
- ↑ Ackerman, Todd (8 January 2019). "John Mendelsohn, former MD Anderson president, dead at 82". Houston Chronicle.
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