Marvin J. Stone received his MD with Honors from the University of Chicago in 1963. After postgraduate training at Barnes Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, and Parkland Memorial Hospital, he joined the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in hematology-oncology.  In 1976, he became the first chief of oncology and director of the Baylor Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, positions he held for 32 years.  He taught medical students, residents, and fellows for over 40 years and received teaching awards from each.  Dr. Stone is the author of over 250 published articles and book chapters dealing with hematology-oncology and medical history.  He is a Master of American College of Physicians and past president of the American Osler Society.  Dr. Stone is currently chief emeritus of hematology and oncology at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, a professor of internal medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine, and clinical professor of humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas.  He is a fellow of the Royal College of physicians (London) and a member of the board of trustees of Southwestern Medical Foundation.