The Medicine Men Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D. Robert J. Cihak, M.D. Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D. was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., with honors in zoology from Western Reserve Medical School, now called Case Western Reserve Medical School, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1966, with the United States at war, then-Lt. Commander Glueck was assigned to The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in Manhattan and Staten Island, N.Y. He received his residency training at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in diagnostic radiology. Glueck was the only physician in his Harvard residency class to be made a staff radiologist in his fourth year. He is board certified by The American Board of Radiology and The American Board of Nuclear Medicine. He has The National Board of Medical Examiners and the State of California licenses. Prior to his retirement from clinical medicine he was also licensed in the states of Massachusetts, Ohio, and Florida. Following residency he moved to California where he was chief of radiology for many years at Costa Mesa Memorial Hospital. He was twice elected chief of staff. He then served as a research and development consultant (director of medical affairs) to the American Hospital Supply Corporation in Irvine, Calif., which became Baxter Healthcare Corporation. There he received a Distinguished Research Achievement award. As an accidental, but not reluctant, journalist he began his medical-legal writing career with 150-word letters to local and national newspapers. Former Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Reiff, editor of the Orange County Business Journal, gave Glueck his first column, "Deep Thoughts from Dr. Mike.” These opinions attracted local and national attention for his keen observations and universal insight. Soon after, at the Orange County Media and Press Awards, he surprised the establishment by winning most of the top writing awards including: Special Award for Overall Best Writing Award for Best Serious Writing Award for Best Humorous Writing Award for Best Non-Breaking Sports Writing Thereafter he won the Ruby Slipper Award from the Orange County Building Industry Association for his hard-hitting commentary on legal issues in construction defects cases. He has won three Special Awards from the Orange County board of supervisors for his work with Orange County Citizens vs. Lawsuit Abuse (OC-CALA). In October 2001, Glueck received the prestigious national Legal Watchdog Award from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), based in Washington, D.C. He now has over 2,000 publications (many alongside Dr. Cihak with whom he writes "The Medicine Men Column") plus numerous single-byline columns. He has been distributed by the Scripps Howard News Service, and published by NewsMax.com, JewishWorldReview.com, WorldNetDaily.com, The Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, Daily Pilot, Jerusalem Post, USA Today, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Insight on the News, and Forbes. His medical writings have appeared in The Western Journal of Medicine, British Journal of Medicine, The New England Journal of Medicine, Radiology, and The American Journal of Roentgenology. His commentaries, opinions, insights, essays, and letters have also been published as well in numerous other journals, magazines, and newspapers locally, nationally and internationally. He is a member of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) and is an advisor to The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Legend has it that Glueck is a direct descendant of a seven-time mayor of the fabled Dodge City and is a cousin of the young lady who was the model for the original Lois Lane in the Superman series. This may explain why he is such an ornery critter who likes to stand up for truth, justice, and the American way for the little guy. He was one of the first opinion writers to comment nationally on the special needs of the disabled, retarded, and mentally ill. He is married to Miriam Weber Glueck for 42 years. She is a retired elementary school teacher and writes on parenting. His son, Jeffrey, is CMO of Travelocity and creator of "The Traveling Gnome.” His daughter, Jennifer, is a human resource specialist in development and training at The Visiting Nurse Association in New York. She does a national column for www.officepolitics.com. BIBLIOGRAPHY The entire bibliography is too lengthy to add here. It is suggested the reader go to the following net sources for some of the more recent columns: www.JewishWorldReview.com (Go to INSIGHT and click on Medicine Men) www.Google.com (Type in Michael Arnold Glueck) www.Yahoo.com (Type in Michael Arnold Glueck) Robert J. Cihak, M.D., was born in Yankton, SD, in 1940, where he attended school grades 1-12. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, where he studied under Eric Voegelin. He earned his M.D. degree at Harvard Medical School 1962-1966. He did his postgraduate medical training and academic work as a surgical intern at Stanford Medical Center, Stanford CA, a diagnostic radiology resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA and as associate professor at the University of New Mexico Medical School, Albuquerque NM 1966-1971. He practiced diagnostic radiology in Aberdeen WA, 1971-1994. He is a columnist on medical policy matters for NewsMax.com. His writings have been published by the Washington Times, Orange County Register, Sacramento Bee, Birmingham Alabama Post-Herald, Heritage Foundation, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Evergreen Freedom Foundation, The British Journal of Medicine, Western Journal of Medicine, and distributed to over 400 newspapers by the Scripps-Howard News Service. He also serves as: Board Member and Honorary Fellow, Discovery Institute, Seattle WA, www.discovery.org. Past President, 2000-2001, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), Tucson AZ, www.aapsonline.org. Board Member, Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, Tucson AZ. Contributing Editor, Radiation, Science, and Health, Inc. (RSH), Worcester MA, Low Level Radiation Health Effects: Compiling the Data http://cnts.wpi.edu/rsh/data_docs. Academic Advisor and Founding Board Member, Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Olympia, WA, www.effwa.org. Founding National Advisory Board Member, Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Louisiana. Return to The Medicine Men's Articles