Manuel Tzagournis (1934 –) received his BS in 1956 and his MD in 1960 from OSU. While doing an internship at Philadelphia General Hospital, Tzagournis became particularly interested in diabetes mellitus thus leading him to practice endocrinology. Tzagournis has held numerous positions at OSU including Assistant Dean for Research and Continuing Medical Education; Secretary of the Faculty of the College of Medicine; Associate Dean; Medical Director for OSU Hospitals; Acting Dean (1980); Dean (1981-1995); Vice President for Health Sciences (1994-2002); and Vice President and President of the University’s Managed Care System.
Tzagournis was a long serving and successful dean and, during his tenure, became the single best known representative of the Ohio State University College of Medicine programs in communications with the public and around campus.
From 1982 until 1996, Tzagournis was the NIH principal investigator for the General Clinical Research Center for the Ohio State University College of Medicine. In this role, he was responsible for the research productivity of a unit that housed patients being studied for special research programs, often with metabolic evaluation as a major part of the research.
Tzagournis is also known for having produced resolution in the dispute about the practice plan and for maintaining a widespread relationship with alumni as well as practicing physicians.
The Tzagournis Medical Research Facility was officially named in 1999 after Dr. Manuel Tzagournis. This eight story facility houses generic research laboratories and support facilities.
The Manuel Tzagournis, MD Oral History (0.25 linear feet) contains the video of the oral history conducted September 7, 2016 by George Paulson.
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[Identification of item], Manuel Tzagnournis, MD Oral History, SPEC.201709.TZAGNOURNISORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.