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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 554
2	2	WHEREAS, The president and medical director of the Texas
3	3	Heart Institute in Houston, Dr. James T. Willerson, has made an
4	4	enduring contribution to the Lone Star State through his
5	5	significant achievements in the field of medicine; and
6	6	WHEREAS, A native of Lampasas, James Willerson went on to
7	7	graduate from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor
8	8	College of Medicine; he was an intern, a resident, and a research
9	9	and clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
10	10	and a clinical associate at the National Institutes of Health in
11	11	Maryland; after returning to his home state, Dr. Willerson joined
12	12	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas as
13	13	a professor of medicine and director of the cardiology division,
14	14	and from 1989 through 2000, he was the chair of the Department of
15	15	Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at
16	16	Houston; he has also served as chief of medical services at
17	17	Memorial Hermann Hospital and as president of The University of
18	18	Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In addition to his current roles as president
20	20	and medical director, Dr. Willerson is the director of
21	21	cardiovascular research and codirector of the Cullen
22	22	Cardiovascular Research Laboratories at the Texas Heart
23	23	Institute, and he is an adjunct professor at Baylor College of
24	24	Medicine and at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
25	25	Center; moreover, he has established the Institute of Molecular
26	26	Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases and TexGen
27	27	Research, and he is the founder of two biotechnology companies,
28	28	Encysive and Volcano; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Dr. Willerson has dedicated himself to his field
30	30	by participating in a number of organizations, including the
31	31	Association of Professors of Medicine and the Institute of
32	32	Medicine of the National Academies; he is a former chair of the
33	33	Cardiovascular and Renal Study Section of the National
34	34	Institutes of Health, and he has served on various boards and
35	35	committees of the American Heart Association; he has also been
36	36	elected a fellow in the Royal Society of Medicine of the United
37	37	Kingdom, and he was named an honorary member of the cardiology
38	38	societies of Peru, Spain, Greece, Venezuela, and Chile; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Renowned for his expertise, Dr. Willerson has
40	40	served as a visiting professor and invited lecturer at more than
41	41	220 institutions worldwide, and he has edited or coedited 24
42	42	textbooks, including the third edition of Cardiovascular
43	43	Medicine; he has published approximately 850 scientific
44	44	articles, and he has been active on the editorial boards for
45	45	several professional publications, including The New England
46	46	Journal of Medicine and American Journal of Cardiology; he was
47	47	also the longest-serving editor of Circulation, the journal of
48	48	the American Heart Association; and
49	49	WHEREAS, Recognized numerous times throughout his
50	50	exemplary career, Dr. Willerson has received the Distinguished
51	51	Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology, the
52	52	Medal of Merit from the International Academy of Cardiovascular
53	53	Sciences, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cardiovascular
54	54	Research Foundation, and the Living Legend Award from the World
55	55	Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons; for his work with the
56	56	American Heart Association, he was given the Award of Merit, the
57	57	Distinguished Achievement and Distinguished Scientist awards,
58	58	and the organization's highest accolade, the Gold Heart Award; he
59	59	was also named a Distinguished Alumnus of Baylor College of
60	60	Medicine and UT Austin and an "Outstanding Teacher" at UT
61	61	Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and at UT Medical School at
62	62	Houston; and
63	63	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has demonstrated an
64	64	unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of his fellow
65	65	citizens, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on the
66	66	positive impact he has had on the lives of others; now,
67	67	therefore, be it
68	68	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
69	69	Legislature, hereby honor Dr. James T. Willerson on his notable
70	70	accomplishments, commend him for his work to improve the health
71	71	of people throughout the world, and extend to him sincere best
72	72	wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
73	73	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
74	74	prepared for Dr. Willerson as an expression of high regard from
75	75	the Texas Senate.
76	76	Huffman
77	77	________________________________
78	78	President of the Senate
79	79	I hereby certify that the
80	80	above Resolution was adopted by
81	81	the Senate on April 1, 2009.
82	82	________________________________
83	83	Secretary of the Senate
84	84	________________________________
85	85	Member, Texas Senate