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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." — Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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Feb. 6, 2013
Does nature or nurture dictate your path in life?
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Why do some individuals from challenging backgrounds rise above the chaos to succeed, while some from privileged and affluent homes spiral down into depression, chemical dependency and other problems? Is it in their genes? Is it because of their environment?
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In the book, "Freakonomics," the authors address the role of parenting and suggest that about 50 percent of a person's behavior is determined by genes. The other 50 percent is environment, including your parents, teachers, coaches, members of your faith community and your peers. All of these people influence you and the choices you make. Why not surround yourself with people who will nurture and encourage you?
Your fate isn't a roll of the genetic dice or a spin of the wheel of chance. Admittedly, some of your genetics determine how you behave, but it's not the whole story. You have the final word in how your story turns out.
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