| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 45 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lawrence L. Anderson retired as chief medical |
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| 3 | 3 | | officer of U.S. Dermatology Partners in Tyler in April 2020, |
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| 4 | 4 | | concluding an exemplary career with the organization that |
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| 5 | 5 | | spanned nearly two and a half decades; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson first joined U.S. Dermatology |
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| 7 | 7 | | Partners in 1996, and over the course of his tenure, he provided |
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| 8 | 8 | | comprehensive care to countless patients; he specialized in |
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| 9 | 9 | | treating skin cancer through Mohs surgical techniques, and he |
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| 10 | 10 | | further distinguished himself as a skilled and compassionate |
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| 11 | 11 | | leader in his roles as medical director and chief medical |
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| 12 | 12 | | officer; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Anderson has |
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| 14 | 14 | | served on a number of civic and professional boards, including |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Texas Medical Board, and he is a fellow of the American |
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| 16 | 16 | | College of Physicians and the American College of Mohs |
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| 17 | 17 | | Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology; he has also |
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| 18 | 18 | | authored dozens of articles on various medical subjects, and he |
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| 19 | 19 | | has been recognized by Texas Monthly as one of the state's "Super |
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| 20 | 20 | | Doctors" numerous times; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his tenure with U.S. Dermatology |
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| 22 | 22 | | Partners, Dr. Anderson served in the U.S. Army for 16 years, |
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| 23 | 23 | | holding such posts as chief of ambulatory care at Fort McPherson |
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| 24 | 24 | | and chief of medicine and dermatology at Fort Hood; a cum laude |
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| 25 | 25 | | graduate of Washington State University, he received his doctor |
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| 26 | 26 | | of medicine degree from Uniformed Services University and |
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| 27 | 27 | | completed his dermatology training and a surgical fellowship at |
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| 28 | 28 | | Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Anderson enjoys the |
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| 30 | 30 | | love and support of his wife, Dr. Svetislava Vukelja, with whom |
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| 31 | 31 | | he has shared a rewarding marriage that has spanned three |
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| 32 | 32 | | decades, and he takes great pride in their children, Maxi and |
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| 33 | 33 | | Boris; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lawrence Anderson's care and expertise have |
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| 35 | 35 | | greatly benefited his patients and earned him the lasting |
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| 36 | 36 | | admiration of his colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 37 | 37 | | pride on his notable record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate |
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| 40 | 40 | | Dr. Lawrence L. Anderson on his retirement as chief medical |
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| 41 | 41 | | officer of U.S. Dermatology Partners and extend to him sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Dr. Anderson as an expression of high regard from |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Hughes |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | President of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 50 | 50 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 51 | 51 | | the Senate on October 1, 2021. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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