[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO DR. ROLLAND C. LOWE

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today I commend Dr. Rolland C. 
Lowe, the new president of the California Medical Association. Dr. Lowe 
is the first Asian-American elected president in the organization's 
147-year history.
  Dr. Lowe started his distinguished career at the University of 
California at Berkeley, where he attended undergraduate school. After 
completing his undergraduate work, he studied medicine at the 
University of California at San Francisco. He completed a medical 
internship at San Francisco General Hospital and a surgical residency 
at UCSF.
  Dr. Lowe has been a trailblazer for many years. In 1982, he was 
elected the first Asian-American president of the San Francisco Medical 
Society. For the past three decades, Dr. Lowe has been a distinguished 
member of the medical community. Since 1965, Dr. Lowe has served on the 
clinical faculty at UCSF and has practiced medicine in San Francisco's 
Chinatown. Dr. Lowe is a former chair of the board of trustees at 
Chinese Hospital in San Francisco and he continues to participate as an 
active board member. At Chinese Hospital, Dr. Lowe also served as the 
chief of surgery and the chief of staff. He has worked hard to provide 
low-income immigrants with high quality health care.
  Dr. Lowe has a long history with not only the medical community, but 
with the California Medical Association as well. He has been active in 
the CMA for many years, and has served on the board of trustees of the 
CMA since 1987, chairing it from 1994 to his election. He has been a 
tireless advocate of better health care for the Chinese American 
community.
  Dr. Lowe's goal as president of the California Medical Association is 
to get physicians more involved in their communities. He has said, ``In 
able to be good patient advocates, doctors need to understand their 
community.'' In this era of managed care, Dr. Lowe's commitment to re-
establishing a personal relationship between doctor and patient is 
especially commendable. Looking at Dr. Lowe's history of service tells 
us that he is the right man to accomplish this goal. He has devoted his 
energies not just to medicine, but more broadly to his community. He 
has worked to provide decent housing for the elderly in San Francisco, 
through redevelopment of the old International Hotel for use as a 
senior housing and community center. Dr. Lowe is the founder and Chair 
of the Lawrence Choy Lowe Memorial Fund, which is a charitable and 
civic foundation in Chinatown. He has also served in many community 
organizations and foundations.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me today in honoring my long 
standing friend, Dr. Lowe. He is a valuable asset to his community and 
to the State of California. His example of providing high quality 
health care and his dedication to his community deserve our admiration 
and our respect.

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