H.R. No. 873
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. H. Randolph Bailey has been named the
Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2011 by the Houston Surgical
Society for his exemplary professional achievements; and
WHEREAS, A summa cum laude graduate of Rice University, Dr.
Bailey earned his medical degree from The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School in Dallas; he served his internship at
Parkland Hospital, his residency at The University of Texas Medical
School, and his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at The
Ferguson-Droste-Ferguson Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bailey serves as chief of the division of colon
and rectal surgery at The Methodist Hospital and The University of
Texas Medical School at Houston, where he is also program director
emeritus of the residency training program and colon and rectal
surgery and a clinical professor of surgery, a role he also holds at
Weill Cornell Medical College; in addition, he serves as a
consultant and adjunct professor in the division of surgery at The
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and
WHEREAS, A member of the board of regents of the American
College of Surgeons, Dr. Bailey has earned a number of
well-deserved honors through the years, including the Rice
University Distinguished Alumni Award and the Surgical Teaching
Award from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston; and
WHEREAS, In selecting Dr. Bailey as the Distinguished Houston
Surgeon of the year, the Houston Surgical Society is acknowledging
his dedication to excellence in his field, and it is a pleasure to
join his colleagues in honoring him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. H. Randolph Bailey on being
named the Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2011 by the Houston
Surgical Society and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Bailey as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
S. Davis of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 873 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House