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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Lange became the founding president of |
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the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso in July |
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2014; and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished cardiologist and gifted |
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administrator, Dr. Lange also serves as dean of the Paul L. Foster |
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School of Medicine at Texas Tech; he previously served for six years |
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as vice chair of medicine and director of educational programs at |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where |
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he is a tenured professor; and |
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WHEREAS, From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Lange was the chief of |
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clinical cardiology and the E. Cowles Andrus Professor at Johns |
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Hopkins Hospital; while there, he spearheaded efforts to raise |
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funds for a new hospital, establish new satellite clinical |
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programs, and increase research funding by 60 percent, to nearly |
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$40 million; moreover, he launched what is considered the first |
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medical podcast, and PodMED remains one of the most popular of its |
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kind; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lange completed his bachelor's degree in |
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biochemistry at the University of North Texas and went on to |
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graduate from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; |
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following an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he |
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pursued a fellowship in cardiology at UT Southwestern; he then |
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joined the faculty and became director of the Cardiac |
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Catheterization Laboratory; for many years, he also served as |
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fellowship program director, and he held the Jonsson-Rogers Chair |
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in Cardiology and led the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Center for |
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Cardiovascular Research; while a tenured professor at Johns |
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Hopkins, he earned an MBA from its Carey Business School; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Lange has published more than |
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300 journal articles and book chapters as an active clinical |
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investigator in cardiology; he is a member of the editorial boards |
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of numerous journals, and he served on the FDA Circulatory System |
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Devices Panel; in addition, he has served as president of the |
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American Heart Association Texas Affiliate, and he is the recipient |
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of myriad teaching awards from students, residents, and fellows; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Lange has brought to his position a rare |
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combination of leadership ability, medical expertise, and academic |
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distinction, and he is uniquely qualified to establish a tradition |
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of excellence at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
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El Paso; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Richard Lange on his |
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appointment as the inaugural president of the Texas Tech University |
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Health Sciences Center El Paso and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued 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. Lange as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |