Arnold S. Leonard Cancer Research Fund

Arnold S. Leonard, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Leonard was Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota and Head of the Pediatric Surgery Department. He has devoted himself entirely to cancer research in genetic engineering, boosting the immune system with human interleukin-2 gene. An Endowed Scholar Chair has been placed in Dr. Leonard’s name in the Surgery Department at the University of Minnesota, and he has also received the Wangensteen Award for Academic Excellence. Dr. Leonard belongs to the major surgical societies, and continues to lecture throughout the world on the importance of the immune system and its relationship to cancer. He has written over 260 articles and books.

Arnold S. Leonard, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Minnesota
Hospitals and Clinics

Dr. Leonard’s New Book

“Through the Portals of Pigs and Manure, The Story of the Minnesota Influence on American Surgery”

 

Dr. Leonard’s book is now available and can be purchased here for $14.99. All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Arnold S. Leonard Cancer Research Fund.


$14.99, pay via PayPal

Note: If you wish to purchase more than a dozen books, or if you want to submit payment by check, please contact our office at 612-280-6244.

What’s Inside

  • Owen Wangensteen and John Najarian and their Academic Training Program
  • The Mayo Clinic Relationship with the University of Minnesota Medical School
  • The Origin of Open Heart Surgery
  • The Origin of the Pacemaker
  • Intestinal Obstruction Suction Devices
  • The Ulcer Problem
  • The Cancer Detection Center
  • Transplantation – John Najarian et. al.
  • The Pediatric Surgery Division
  • The Colo-Rectal Division
  • The Morbid Obesity Problem
  • Whale Surgery with the Minnesota Zoo

2012 Baldies Event at the ATA show

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What happens when 11 hunting icons volunteer to cut their hair to raise money for cancer research? Lots of money gets raised for cancer research! The 14th Annual Baldies Event was amazing and the ASL Cancer Research Fund extends a Big Thank You to our Baldy and Ladies Locks volunteers, and all of you who … More

Mission Statement

The Arnold S. Leonard Cancer Research Fund raises funds to directly support cancer research in genetic engineering taking place at the University of Minnesota bioengineering lab.

Laboratory and Clinical Trial Update

November 2011 Several years ago, we developed a cancer eating bacteria that is incapable of causing disease and that carries an immune stimulant gene directly into tumors. With one oral dose we have seen 60% to 90% tumor destruction without any apparent side effects in several animal models of primary and metastatic cancers. This genetically … More

Baldy Awards Fundraiser, 2011

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Thirteen years of the Baldys have raised over $850,000 and have helped get the Dr.’s to Phase I Human Testing with FDA approval and Phase II to begin soon. Hunter Heroes and dedication have brought the Dr’s to this edge of a cure. From John Sloan, the first Baldy, to those at the 2011 Shot … More

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