qw Comment on Report of President's Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke. (Brief of letters passed to Dr. Shannon on 1/25/65 by Dr. DeBakey). More interesting letters marked with asterisk. Originator of Letter Comment Summarized Sister M. Consolata Wants St. Eliz. Hosp. considered Administrator, St. Eliz. Hosp. for cardiovascular and stroke Youngstown, Ohio rehabilitation centers L. 0. Pilgeram, Ph.D. Director Sees "most imp....yet neglected Arteriosclerosis Res. Lab. area..." (in effort to reduce death (St. Barnabas Hosp. Res. Fdn. from heart disease and stroke): U. of Minn. Schl. of Med.) 'inability to accurately evaluate the individual with regard to a biochemical index of the activity level of atherogenic factors" (No one has physical facility or staff for this. Thinks approach similar to cancer-virus program will be needed) Morris Fishbein, M. D. Promises enthusiastic support for Chicago program through Medical World News. Edio Guertzenstein, M. D. Interested in grant possibilities for Inatituto Brasileito de his instn. under this program. investigaciones Cardio-vascular Paul David, M. D. Wonders whether his Institute falls Director, Institut de within scope of program definitions Cardiologie de Montreal of.cardiac center Bi B. Troller, M. D. Feels that Abilene would be good Pathology Consultants place for 2 year medical schools Abilene, Texas Dr. DeBakey mentioned ' (Not clear reference is to Pres. Comm. Report) Wm. Reidy, Exec. Director Asks for job lobbying wit ongress National Fdn for Research in for program. Ulcerative Colitis 2 - Originator of Letter Comment Summarized Alton Ochsner, M. D. Hasntt read Report but it"looks Ochsner Clinic like a beautiful document." New Orleans Wonders whether his clinic would qualify as one of the research units. Julius Comroe, Jr., M. D. Would like to discuss what his Director, U. of Cal. Cardiovascular Research Institute San Francisco, Med. Ctr. can do toward helping in total picture. Robert Tschirgi, M. D. Personally in enthusiastic accord U. Dean of Academic Planning with all recommendations including U. of Cal. the medical schools and medical education (feels U. of Cal. uniquely situated to accomplish coordination and integration of health facilities in communities surrounding) Daniel S. Martin, M. D. Interested in job opportunity Assoc. Prof. Surgery U. of Miame Jon D. Smiley Interested in information on Administrator, Stevens Hospital diagnostic and treatment station Edmonds, Wash. possibilities. E. J. Eichwald, M. D. Wants to know in what form and to Lab. for Exper. Medicine what extent relatively small towns Great Falls, Montana such as Great Falls can participate (copy to Sen. Mansfield) in complexes. Irving A. Sarot, M. D. Wants his instn to become one of Prof. of Cardiac & Toracic Surgery research and treatment centers. N.Y. Medical College Flower & 5th Avenue Hospitals, N.Y. Owen Wangenstien, M. D. Wants suggestion on what Med. Schl at Chairman, Dept. of Surgery Minn. should be doing about developing U. of Minn. a program(in connection with complexes Asks who in PHS should be dealt with. 3 Originator of Letter Comment Sumarized Boone Powell Recommends job on Ht. Disease, Baylor U. Med. Ctr. Cancer and Stroke Com. for Dalles, Texas Miss Joan Grayson, RN, who is specialist in inhalation therapy. Norman MolomVt, Ph.D. Interested in how his inst. might Sci. Director, Waldemar Med. fit in program as cancer ctr. Res. Fdn., Woodburg, L.I., N.Y. Arthur Vineburg, M. D. Interested in possibilities of heart Cardiac Surgery, center in Canada under the program. Royal Victoria Hosp. Montreal