Charles LeMaistre
Charles LeMaistre | |
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Born | Charles Aubrey LeMaistre February 10, 1924 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (1978–1996), President Emeritus, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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Fields | Physician, medical educator and academic administrator |
Charles Aubrey "Mickey" LeMaistre (February 10, 1924 – January 28, 2017) was an American physician, medical educator, and academic administrator who served as chancellor of the
Biography
LeMaistre was born in 1924 in
He left Emory in 1959 for the
LeMaistre retired in 1996, concluding a distinguished medical career after 18 years as president of the
He received many awards, among them, distinguished alumnus awards from the University of Alabama and Cornell University, the President's Award from the American Lung Association and the Gibson D. Lewis Award for Excellence in Cancer Control. He was also chosen Outstanding Texas Leader by the 7th Annual John Ben Sheppard Public Leadership Forum. He was a member of Alabama Academy of Honor. He received numerous honorary degrees in recognition of his achievements in medicine, higher education, and public health.[6] In 2015, LeMaistre was inducted into the Healthcare Hall of Fame.
LeMaistre died on January 28, 2017, in Houston.[7]
References
- ^ "University of Texas System Former Chancellors". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "MD Anderson Past Presidents".
- ^ "Making Cancer History Voices Collection: Dr. LeMaistre Interview 1, May 6, 2004".
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "LeMaistre Retires From Anderson: Immovable Object Moving On Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 88, No. 14, July 17, 1996, pp.944" (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ "Alabama Academy of Honor: Charles A. LeMaistre".
- ^ "Former MD Anderson president Dr. Charles LeMaistre dies". ABC13 Houston. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.