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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1034
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WHEREAS, Distinguished physician Dr. Benjamin Interiano is |
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reaching an important milestone in his life with his 65th |
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birthday on May 15, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, in 1942, |
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Dr. Interiano graduated from the University of El Salvador and |
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completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of |
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Pennsylvania Medical Center; he is a diplomate of the American |
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Board of Internal Medicine and diplomate as well in the specialty |
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of pulmonary disease; and |
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WHEREAS, After being in private practice in El Salvador for |
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17 years, Dr. Interiano moved to Houston in 1989 and took a |
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position as assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of |
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Medicine; as an associate professor at Baylor he was the founding |
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medical director of the Asthma Institute of Houston; he has also |
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served as the associate director of the Institute of Preventive |
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Medicine and director of diagnostic testing at Methodist |
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Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, At present he is in private practice at Memorial |
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Hermann Southwest Hospital and a clinical associate professor at |
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Baylor College of Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Making invaluable contributions to his |
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profession, Dr. Interiano was Governor for El Salvador of the |
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American College of Chest Physicians, and he has been president |
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of the Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston and the |
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Salvadoran American Medical Society, as well as chairman of the |
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Council of International Medical Societies of the Harris County |
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Medical Society; he has been a member of the Board of Directors |
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and the Advisory Board of the American Lung Association of Texas, |
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and currently he is a member of the Ethics Committee of the |
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Harris County Medical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Interiano's professional achievements have |
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been recognized many times; in 1970 he was the Mead Johnson |
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Scholar of the American College of Physicians and the first |
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pulmonary and critical care fellow at the University of Rochester |
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Medical Center; he was awarded a Presidential Citation from the |
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government of El Salvador in 1989, and in 1992 he received the |
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Humanitarian Award from the American Lung Association; in 2006 he |
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was named one of America's top physicians by the Consumer's |
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Research Council of America; and |
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WHEREAS, He has also received the Telemundo Hispanic |
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Excellence Award for Outstanding Service to the Hispanic |
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Community in 1992 and an award in 2004 for his outstanding |
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community work from the Hispanic American Medical Association of |
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Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Bolstered by the love and devotion of his wife, |
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Rita, his sons, Roberto, Mauricio, Gerardo, and Rodrigo, and his |
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grandchildren, Gabriela, Roberto, Mauricio, Cristina, Claudia, |
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Marcos, Lucia, and Andrea, Dr. Interiano has given generously of |
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his great gifts to his patients, his profession, and his |
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community, and he is most deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. Benjamin Interiano on |
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his 65th birthday and extend to him best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Interiano as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Janek |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 14, 2007. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |