Tag Archives: Donald Seldin
Donald Seldin – The Maestro of Medicine
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 15th October 2020Raymond Greenberg’s new biography of the late Donald Seldin has a great subtitle. It could also have been Never at Rest had not Richard Westfall preopted the title for his definitive biography of Isaac Newton. Constant purposeful activity combined with a blazing intellect was the dominant characteristic of Seldin’s long and incredibly productive life. A…
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Dr. Donald W. Seldin, ‘intellectual father’ of UT Southwestern, dies at 97
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 30th April 2018Dr Seldin died April 25, 2018 at the age of 97. I was one of thousands of physicians whose life and career was shaped by this great man. The article below is the tribute to him that was published by Southwestern Medical Center, the institution that he devoted his life to and which was shaped…
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Tribute to Donald Seldin
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 2nd March 2014Click the link below to view a tribute to Donald Seldin the greatest academic physician since William Osler. It will give the reasons that support the statement I just made. http://swmedical.org/archives/1401
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Donald Seldin – An Interview
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 6th August 2012A video interview with Dr Donald Seldin is appended below. Seldin was the most important figure in academic medicine in the second half of the 20th century. While a first rate scientist, his impact came from the thousands of trainees he produced and from his role in the development of Southwestern Medical School in Dallas from a…
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