A Chancellor′s Tale

"Providing a unique perspective on the internal politics at Duke, Dr. Snyderman exposes many of the complexities and problems inherent in the governance of any academic medical center. A Chancellor's Tale is also a story of what Dr. Snyderman witnessed through his eyes and ears and of his creative leadership. I admire him greatly for what he accomplished at Duke." - Michael M. E. Johns, MD, Interim Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Michigan

"Dr. Snyderman has presented readers with a critical, reflective, personal, and at times painful account of his thirty-five-year tenure at Duke. He presents a perspective of Duke, and of a growing academic medical center, as honestly and frankly as possible, without being harsh. His candid reflections are refreshing, given most leaders' tendencies to either sugarcoat the past or vilify those who have stood in their way. A Chancellor's Tale provides invaluable insights into the workings of a large and respected U.S. academic medical center and into the mindset of one of its top leaders who steered the ship through rough seas and calm waters, raising Duke to its current national and international prestige." - E. Albert Reece, MD, Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland

"Compassionate physician, award-winning biomedical scientist, successful pharmaceutical executive, medical educator, and administrator, Ralph Snyderman’s remarkable and multifaceted career spans the full range of biomedicine. Here he describes in vivid detail how, as Chancellor, he transformed Duke University Medical Center into a powerhouse integrated health system while pioneering the innovative and widely emulated approach now known as prospective or personalized medicine." - Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, Duke University

“Dr. Ralph Snyderman is a doctor’s doctor, the best of the best in American medicine.  In A Chancellor’s Tale, he effectively synthesizes his extraordinary breadth of experiences into something more than the sum of its parts—a visionary, transformative view of what true health care can be at a time when it is most needed.  If you only read one book on transforming health care this year, this is it.  Highly recommended! - Dean Ornish

“We are all so very lucky to have Ralph Snyderman as one of the amazing leaders in the history of this great university. Through his leadership, Duke University Medical Center developed a global brand. It was an honor for me to be on his Team and see how he developed a truly championship level environment. The culture he created was based on everyone being important and being part of the Team. What a Team he developed! A Chancellor’s Tale: Transforming Academic Medicine is important to anyone who has a sincere interest in leadership and the history of Duke.” - Mike Krzyzewski