6 Sixth Edition Marquis Who’s Who INSIGHT KENNETH D. CANDIDO, MD Anesthesiologist, Educator Oak Brook, IL How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? It’s a combination of my family, my mentors, and the strong advice they all gave me. For a year, I worked with James Olds who discovered brain stimulation reward, and I was very much influenced by the institute of which he was a part. I was the first person to demonstrate that neurotransmitters are changed by behavior and stress. I was also blessed to have done a year of research at Yale University with the man who discovered melatonin. I spent 25 years as chair at Cornell University, and all of my prior experience prepared me for that job. What are two key behaviors/personality traits that allow you to be effective in your role? My parents taught me the most important thing was to help others. Working with my brothers and sisters taught me to enjoy individuals with different ideas and approaches. Also, I couldn’t have had better colleagues. I was absolutely lucky, and I tried to treat everybody fairly. What excites you the most about your industry? Being able to work in a helpful profession is extraordinarily valuable. Psychiatry is just plain interesting. Each person has their own story — their own things that make a difference, and you get to know people very well and care about them, but you also have to be objective. RICHARD DOUGLAS CAMERON Major General (Retired) United States Army Fort Smith, AR https://marquismillennium.com/12th_Ed/richard-cameron/ What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? One major challenge I faced as I got my first job in the Army was going to Vietnam. I was really primed in psychiatry during my residency, but I was one of two commanders of a neuropsychiatric unit. Although I knew psychiatry, I knew little about being a commander. You go in, and you have 85 people under your command, three trucks, two Jeeps, gas masks, and all kinds of equipment you're responsible for. I was even responsible for a water tower. I probably learned more from my senior Non-Commissioned Officer Sergeants (NCOS) about the Army than I learned from the Command General Staff School. I learned early on how important the enlisted structure was. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved? The Army came out of World War II and learned about mental illness and stress. We had medical centers in the Army then because there weren't enough capabilities in the civilian sector in the country to handle it. As administrations change, the emphasis is on different things. After the Vietnam War, the Army reorganized the whole command structure. After that, it was at its best in terms of being the instrument to protect the American people. That lasted up until about President Reagan, and then that thing somehow went downhill. The Army and the Navy also had a shortage of enlistments, which really weakened the military. What innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? We're in the throes of artificial intelligence now. We have to keep pace with technology or make it better than our enemy.
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