Pulling Back the Curtain: Brian J. Bolwell, MD
who works around you with respect. That
means not just physicians, but also nurses,
secretaries, and the people who clean the
floors.
How has the field of hematology/
oncology changed since you began
your career?
I’m still thrilled and honored to be in this
field. The science of hematology is utterly
fascinating, but the diseases are terrible.
So many wonderful people across the
world are nobly trying to help patients
afflicted with these diseases in every way
possible.
Today, there is so much interest in
immunotherapies and gene therapies for
cancer, and people involved in hematology
have always been thought leaders in this
space. I think the promises of genomics
and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell
therapy have come to bear in hematologic
”Have courage in your beliefs. ...
[A good leader has] the resolve
to stand up and say, ‘This is what
I believe in. This is what we’re
going to do.’”