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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Larry R. Kaiser concluded his tenure as |
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president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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Houston on April 1, 2011, and it is indeed fitting to honor him for a |
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job well done; and |
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WHEREAS, Since becoming the fifth president of UTHealth in |
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2008, Dr. Kaiser worked tirelessly to enhance the stature of the |
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health science center and its partners in the Texas Medical Center, |
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guiding the launch of the UTHealth brand and continuing to |
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strengthen the relationship with Memorial Hermann Healthcare |
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System, the Harris County Hospital District, and other institutions |
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in the Texas Medical Center; during his tenure, UTHealth was named a |
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top workplace by the Houston Chronicle; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kaiser held the Alkek-Williams Chair and served |
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as a professor of surgery and of cardiothoracic and vascular |
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surgery at the university; moreover, he demonstrated a commitment |
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to the community as a member of the boards of the Greater Houston |
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Partnership, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, BioHouston, the |
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Houston Technology Center, the Texas Heart Institute, the John P. |
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McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, and the American Heart |
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Association in Houston; he chaired the 2009-2010 Houston March of |
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Dimes March for Babies Walk as well; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed surgeon and dynamic executive earned |
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his medical degree from Tulane University and performed his |
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internship and surgical residency at the University of California |
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at Los Angeles; completing his education in thoracic and |
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cardiovascular surgery, he served as senior resident in thoracic |
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surgery at the University of Toronto; he then joined the faculty on |
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the Thoracic Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and |
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was recruited in 1988 by Washington University School of Medicine, |
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where he rose to become an associate professor; and |
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WHEREAS, Before joining UTHealth, Dr. Kaiser distinguished |
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himself at the University of Pennsylvania as associate professor of |
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surgery, chief of general thoracic surgery, founder and director of |
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the Lung Transplantation Program, and director of the Center for |
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Lung Cancer and Related Disorders; he is a pioneer in the technique |
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of video thoracoscopy, for which he designed and patented a set of |
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instruments; elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National |
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Academies of Science in 2005, he is the recipient of numerous |
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accolades; he has published more than 250 original papers and |
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authored or coauthored more than a dozen books, and he serves on the |
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editorial boards of the Annals of Surgery, Contemporary Surgery, |
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ACS Surgery, and other notable publications; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Kaiser is returning to |
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his hometown to become chief executive of the Temple University |
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Health System, senior executive vice president for Health Sciences, |
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and dean of the School of Medicine; as he begins his new |
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responsibilities at that prestigious institution, he may reflect |
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with pride on his contributions to The University of Texas Health |
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Science Center at Houston and the surrounding community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Larry R. Kaiser for his |
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accomplishments as president of The University of Texas Health |
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Science Center at Houston and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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career; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Kaiser as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |