1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 394 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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3 | 3 | | recognizing Dr. Joseph S. Galati for his outstanding work as a |
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4 | 4 | | physician, clinical researcher, and medical director; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A native of Long Island, New York, Joseph Galati |
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6 | 6 | | graduated from Saint George's University School of Medicine and |
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7 | 7 | | was a resident in internal medicine at State University of New |
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8 | 8 | | York Health Science Center-Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital |
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9 | 9 | | Center; he pursued fellowship training in gastroenterology, |
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10 | 10 | | hepatology, and transplant medicine at the University of |
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11 | 11 | | Nebraska Medical Center; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1994, Dr. Galati was recruited by The |
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13 | 13 | | University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and in 1996, he |
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14 | 14 | | became medical director of Transplant Hepatology; in 1999, he was |
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15 | 15 | | named medical director of Saint Luke's Texas Liver Institute, and |
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16 | 16 | | in 2001, he formed Liver Specialists of Texas, one of America's |
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17 | 17 | | largest liver practices; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, He was appointed medical director of the Center of |
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19 | 19 | | Liver Disease and Transplantation at Methodist Hospital in |
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20 | 20 | | Houston in 2007; renowned as a clinical researcher, he has |
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21 | 21 | | conducted numerous studies in viral hepatitis and other forms of |
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22 | 22 | | liver disease; he has collaborated with colleagues in his field |
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23 | 23 | | from around the world and is a much-sought-after speaker |
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24 | 24 | | nationally and internationally; he is also a founding board |
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25 | 25 | | member of the Texas Liver Coalition; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In addition, Dr. Galati is a leader in his |
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27 | 27 | | community, and for the past five years, he has been working with |
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28 | 28 | | Clear Channel Radio to create consumer-oriented radio |
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29 | 29 | | programming that covers topics of health and wellness; now, |
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30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Joseph S. Galati on his |
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33 | 33 | | exceptional career in the field of liver disease and |
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34 | 34 | | transplantation and on his many contributions to his profession; |
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35 | 35 | | and, be it further |
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36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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37 | 37 | | Dr. Galati as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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38 | 38 | | Gallegos |
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39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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43 | 43 | | the Senate on March 17, 2009. |
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44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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