[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. GERALD S. LAZARUS

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 1997

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, my colleague, Mr. Matsui, and I 
rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Gerald S. Lazarus, who is stepping 
down as dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California 
at Davis, a position he has held since 1993.
  A graduate of Colby College and the School of Medicine at the George 
Washington University, Dr. Lazarus has established an outstanding 
reputation in the field of dermatology. His work within this discipline 
includes a residency at the University of Michigan, as well as the 
position of chief resident in dermatology at Harvard Medical School 
from 1969 until 1970.
  From 1975 until 1982, Dr. Lazarus held the post of chairman of the 
division of dermatology at the Duke University Medical Center. 
Following his time in North Carolina, Dr. Lazarus was the Milton B. 
Hartzell Professor and Chairman of Dermatology at the University of 
Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia from 1982 until 1993.
  In 1993, Dr. Lazarus, by then a nationally known figure in academic 
medicine, assumed the high position of dean of the School of Medicine 
at UC Davis, and professor in the departments of dermatology and 
biological chemistry. Dr. Lazarus' leadership at Davis quickly enhanced 
the medical school's already superior academic standing.
  In March 1996, Dr. Lazarus accepted the UC Davis Annual Affirmative 
Action and Diversity Achievement Award, a worthy recognition of his 
steadfast commitment to diversity among medical students.
  Also in 1996, Dr. Lazarus' alma mater honored him in Washington, DC, 
with the George Washington University's Distinguished Alumni 
Achievement Award. This distinction acknowledged his ascension to the 
very highest levels of academic medical excellence.
  While administering one of the Nation's finest medical schools, Dr. 
Lazarus has also found time to author extensive scholarly publications 
in numerous academic journals. He has penned more than 125 original 
papers, including a number of books, during an amazingly prolific 
career.
  His leadership also extends to a variety of professional medical and 
scientific associations. Dr. Lazarus is currently president of the 
Society of Investigative Dermatology, as well as a member of the 
American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American 
Association of Physicians.
  Mr. Speaker, throughout his long and successful career Gerald Lazarus 
had shown himself to be a great asset to every prominent academic 
institution with which he has been affiliated. This is certainly true 
of his tenure at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
  On the occasion of his departure from the dean's office at the UCD 
Medical School, we ask our colleagues to join us in saluting Gerald S. 
Lazarus, M.D., a remarkable educator, physician, and citizen. Let us 
wish him every success in his future academic endeavors.

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