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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Vishnu V. Reddy was named president-elect of |
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medical staff at the CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi |
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in January 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, After concluding his internship in 1997 at Osmania |
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General Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Dr. Reddy conducted |
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cardiology research at the Texas Heart Institute and at The |
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University of Texas Medical School at Houston, where he completed |
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his residency in June 2006; following three years as a primary care |
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physician in San Patricio County, he joined the internal medicine |
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department of CHRISTUS Spohn Health System; and |
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WHEREAS, An acknowledged specialist on blood vessels in the |
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heart, Dr. Reddy is a coauthor of numerous scientific journal |
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papers and has also written material for cardiology textbooks; he |
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has presented his research findings at a number of professional |
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conferences and is involved with an ongoing study to determine if |
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the internal temperature of the human heart can reveal the presence |
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of clogged arteries; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Reddy has held a number of prominent |
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administrative roles during his distinguished career; he has been |
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the medical director for several health care providers, overseen |
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the intensive care unit at North Bay Hospital, and served as the |
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chief of the department of medicine at CHRISTUS Spohn; moreover, he |
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holds faculty positions in the residency programs at the University |
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of North Texas School of Osteopathic Medicine and at CHRISTUS |
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Spohn, where he is also a member of the professional review, |
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credentials, and quality committees and co-chairman of the |
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department of medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected for his commitment to the provision |
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of quality health care, Dr. Vishnu Reddy is well deserving of this |
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new position, and it is most fitting to take this opportunity to |
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recognize him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Vishnu V. Reddy on being named |
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president-elect of medical staff at CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, |
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Corpus Christi, and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Reddy as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |