Warren Holleman

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About Warren Holleman

From 2010 to 2017, Warren Lee Holleman, Ph.D. served as Professor of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also served as Director of MD Anderson's Faculty Health & Well-Being program, which became a national leader in addressing job burnout among physicians and scientists. From 1989 to 2009 Dr. Holleman served on the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine where he taught behavioral science, medical humanities, and medical ethics and developed two community health centers for Houston’s homeless. For this work he was recognized with the George and Barbara Bush Points of Light Award. While at Baylor College of Medicine, Holleman also founded and directed the Compassion and the Art of Medicine lecture and performing arts series, now in its 30th year. Dr. Holleman’s seminar, “Nurturing the Spirit of the Healer,” has been presented in 26 cities throughout the United States. Dr. Holleman has been lead author of articles in JAMA, Lancet, Nature, Academic Medicine and numerous other journals. He served as co-editor of Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: A Textbook on the Patient, Doctor, and Society, and author of The Human Rights Movement: Western Values and Theological Perspectives. Dr. Holleman holds an A.B. in history from Harvard University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Rice University, and an M.A in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He completed a fellowship in “Medical Ethics, Medical Humanities, and Primary Care Medicine” at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Holleman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy-Approved Supervisor. Now retired, Warren enjoys hanging out with family and friends, running on single-track trails, telling stories, writing plays, and exploring local history. He has been featured on the Moth Radio Hour, the Moth MainStage, and TEDx, and he has published an award-winning book about his amazing hometown:"Pluck, Perseverance, and Paint: Apex, North Carolina: Beginnings to 1941."