Childhood leukemia survivor supports MD Anderson’s mission as a medical illustrator
A picture is worth a thousand words, and Jordan Pietz is helping tell MD Anderson’s stories with his artistic talents and scientific knowledge.
Pietz works as a senior medical illustrator at MD Anderson, translating complicated scientific information into easy-to-understand drawings. He finds this job particularly meaningful after his own experience with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“It was difficult on several...
New ways of collaborating move cancer research forward during COVID-19
It takes a team to make discoveries. But MD Anderson has taken this concept well beyond the traditional partnership between students...
Special employee helped my dad mark radiation therapy finish during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Completing cancer treatment is a big deal. Frequently, it’s celebrated through a bell ringing ceremony with family and care team members....
Getting to know Carin Hagberg, M.D.
The career of Carin Hagberg, M.D., has come full circle. She began her career at MD Anderson as a research assistant in the clinical immunology laboratory of Evan Hersch, M.D., and under the supervision of James Reuben, Ph.D., before receiving her medical degree from McGovern Medical School. In 2016, she returned to MD Anderson as division head of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. And in August 2018, the nationally and...
Meet Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D.
Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D., is a true global citizen whose passion for discovery put his career on a winding path with universities and pharmaceutical...
For some spinal tumor and breast cancer patients, too hot or too cold is just right
Surgeons at MD Anderson are using extreme heat and cold as their weapons against some forms of cancer.
They’re finding that the minimally...
The doctor behind our Healthy Heart Program
Susan Gilchrist, M.D., loves to take on a challenge and to build things. Her latest passion is building a program that helps cancer patients...
The future of cancer diagnosis and treatment: Liquid biopsies can reveal cancer and more
Some of cancer’s secrets are hiding in patients’ blood. Uncovering them involves only a simple blood draw.
MD Anderson is taking innovative...
Prosthodontics lab technicians play key role in cancer treatment
Tucked away in our Head and Neck Center are three artists. But instead of choosing the perfect color for a painting, they select the perfect...
Pediatric cancer patients connect through a robot
Ava can’t take her eyes off the laptop screen. But it’s not a game or a movie that has so fully captured the 7-year-old’s attention. It’s...