About
Richard
Let
me tell you a little about my background, so you’ll appreciate better the tone of these articles.
First, I was born in Virginia, USA, in February 1938. Since my
parents were Canadian, we hopped back and forth across the border
during WWII, and settled in London, Ontario in 1946. I was educated
first in Canada, in London’s public schools, at Ridley College
in St. Catharines, then at the University of Western Ontario
for medical school, and finally at the University of Toronto for
a
PhD in medical biophysics.
After working at the Montreal General Hospital (intern), at
McMaster University (post-doctoral fellow) and at Roswell Park
Memorial Institute (assistant scientist), I moved with my family
to New York City, where I worked at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine (associate professor) and where I eventually trained
(1977-1980) to become a radiation oncologist. Now I’m
winding down my professional career as emeritus professor at
the University of Wisconsin, where I’ve cared for cancer
patients over the past 26 years.
If you click on Articles and read "Reflections of a Concerned Earthling", you'll learn how I fell in love with Nature. We are affected in various ways by Nature's beauty. Some feel a certain reverence as they fish or hunt, but my level of caring goes beyond that, to a commitment to try to protect the whole planet. Rather than argue over which is the better predictor of climate change, the Canadian or the Hadley model, I admit to a passionate belief that caring and acting sooner is better than waking up later and wishing we had acted sooner. If you feel similarly, then welcome, and read on!
Email
Richard coot42@charter.net
