Marvin Jules Stone, MD, MACP: a conversation with the editor

Marvin J. Stone, MD, and William C. Roberts, MD

From Baylor-Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center (Stone) and Baylor Heart and Vascular Center (Roberts), Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Corresponding author: Marvin J. Stone, MD, Baylor-Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246.

Marvin Stone was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 3, 1937. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, where he attended public schools. After premedical studies at Ohio State University (1955 to 1958), he went to the University of Chicago School of Medicine (1958 to 1963). Following his sophomore year in medical school, he took off a year to do research in the pathology department. In 1962, he received a master of science degree in pathology and the next year the MD with honors. His internship and first-year residency were at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on the ward medical service. From 1965 to 1968, he was a clinical associate in the Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch of the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. He then came to Dallas, Texas, to be a senior resident in medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital, and the following year he was a fellow in hematology/oncology there.

He remained on the faculty of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School until 1976, having risen to the rank of associate professor with tenure, when he moved to Baylor University Medical Center to become the first chief of oncology and director of the new Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center. He was also named director of immunology. He continued as a clinical professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Southwestern Medical School after moving to Baylor.

For the past 25 years, Marvin has directed the Sammons Cancer Center, and it has thrived. He has been an active teacher of the housestaff and oncology/hematology fellows in addition to directing the junior medical students from Southwestern rotating through Baylor. Despite an active private practice and a heavy teaching load, he has continued his research endeavors, which have led to the publication of nearly 150 articles, most in peer-reviewed medical journals. For his many achievements, Dr. Stone has received a number of honors including Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Omega Alpha; Sigma Xi; Outstanding Full-time Faculty Member, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center (1977 to 1978 and 1986 to 1987); governor, Texas Northern region (1993 to 1997), laureate, Texas Chapter (2000), and mastership (2001), all in the American College of Physicians; fellowship, Royal Society of Medicine (London) (1998); dedication of the Marvin J. Stone Library, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Zelig H. Lieberman Research Building (1999); honoree of the William Solly and Carol Dismukes Carter Endowment Fund for Oncology Education and Research of the Baylor Health Care System Foundation (2000); and the Dr. Judah Folkman Scientist in Residence, Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio (2001). He will be a recipient of the University of Chicago's Distinguished Service Award for the year 2002 and is upcoming president of the American Osler Society. Dr. Stone is a beloved physician, a role model and mentor to many physicians, and one who personifies, more than anyone I've met, the life of his beloved Sir William Osler. His devoted wife, Jill, and their lovely daughter and son round out this exemplary life. (BUMC Proceedings 2001;14:422-438)