Craig MacArthur:  

Life Another year has passed. From a career standpoint, I am still a doctor that cares for children with cancer and blood diseases (Pediatric hematologist-oncologist). I also function as the Pediatric Director of Hospice in Lee County, Florida. After leaving YVHS, I went to the University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Chemistry, 1981), followed by Washington University School of Medicine (M.D., Ph.D., 1987). Years more training (Children's Hospital Los Angeles) resulted in my current career path. Initially, I was on the medical school faculty at Washington University and St. Louis Children's Hospital. I ran a research laboratory that identified and cloned genes involved in breast cancer, and taught medical students and hematology-oncology fellows. One of those life-changing moments occurred in 1999, when my grants for my research were not renewed. The research was exciting, but the pay was poor and the hours were long. I decided to leave academic medicine and move to Florida to be a clinical doctor in my specialty. I currently work in Fort Myers, Florida. Despite the fact that my career has definite sad moments, children with cancer ...Expand for more