[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO DR. RALPH CUTLER

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 1997

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your 
attention the fine work and outstanding medical service of Dr. Ralph 
Cutler of the Loma Linda University Medical Center and the Jerry L. 
Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Cutler 
is retiring on July 14 after a highly distinguished medical career and 
will be recognized for his 40 years of service to others at an event in 
his honor on June 26.
  Ralph Cutler graduated with honors from UCLA in 1952. After 
completing his medical degree in 1956, Dr. Cutler began his 
postgraduate training as an intern and medical resident at the Los 
Angeles County General Hospital. He served in the U.S. Navy Medical 
Corps from 1961-63 and worked as the department head of the Metabolic 
and Arthritis section at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Oakland.
  Dr. Cutler has also had a most remarkable academic career at both the 
University of Washington School of Medicine and the University of Loma 
Linda School of Medicine. He joined the University of Washington 
faculty in 1963 and served for 18 years as the chief of nephrology at 
Harborview Medical Center. In 1981, Dr. Cutler joined the faculty of 
the University of Loma Linda School of Medicine as a professor of 
medicine and pharmacology and the chief of pharmacology. He has also 
spent much of his time working at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans 
Medical Center as the chief of nephrology.
  Over the years, Dr. Cutler has been a mentor, teacher, friend, and 
inspiration to numerous men and women pursuing their dream of 
practicing medicine. He has also been a leader through his involvement 
in numerous professional medical organizations. His research and 
extensive writings have reshaped the body of medical knowledge in a 
number of areas. To say the least, Dr. Cutler has made and continues to 
make a difference in the lives of those people he touches.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Cutler provides an example of leadership that is 
deeply respected and admired by his professional colleagues and the 
community at large. I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and Dr. 
Cutler's many admirers in thanking him for his remarkable medical 
service over the years and wishing he and Carol the very best in the 
years ahead.

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