IU School of Medicine Professor celebrates 75 years with 75 cards, and a special note from a former patient
IU School of Medicine Sep 29, 2017

Dr. Lawrence Einhorn was greeted with 75 cards from across the globe in honor of his 75th birthday.
By: Karen Spataro and Emily McKnight
In 1974, a young, unknown oncologist at Indiana University School of Medicine added an experimental drug to the chemotherapy regimen for testicular cancer. Seemingly overnight, he turned the world of research upside down, and a disease that was almost universally fatal became eminently curable.
Today, that same physician, Lawrence Einhorn, MD, Indiana University Distinguished Professor and professor of medicine, is being celebrated across the globe in honor of his 75th birthday. Surprised this morning with 75 cards from multiple countries, messages of gratitude from trainees, cancer survivors, families of former patients, and former and current colleagues flooded Dr. Einhorn’s desk. One former patient took to social media to express his gratitude to Dr. Einhorn for giving him a second chance at life:
Dear Larry,
