[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DR. LARRY A. DONOSO

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Larry A. 
Donoso, M.D., Ph.D., director of research at Wills Eye Hospital, in 
Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Donoso is a world renowned ophthalmologist, a 
native son of the State of Utah, and a proud graduate of the University 
of Utah School of Medicine.
  Recently, Dr. Donoso was honored by the Queens Medical Center at the 
University of Nottingham, one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious 
academic medical centers. There they established the Larry A. Donoso 
Eye Research Laboratory in recognition of his long collaboration in the 
establishment of the new laboratory, and his efforts to advance eye 
treatment for patients around the world. He is the first American to be 
so honored by the Queens Medical Center. Both the city of Philadelphia 
and the Senate of the State of Pennsylvania have acknowledged the 
significance of this award, and the breadth of his contributions to the 
field of ophthalmology.
  Dr. Donoso is being lauded for his vast contributions as a premier 
research scientist, compassionate medical doctor, and extraordinary 
teacher. Having graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Dr. 
Donoso received his bachelors degree from the University of Utah in 
1965. The School of Medicine conferred his Ph.D. in 1971 and his 
medical degree in 1973. He also went on to complete his clinical 
residency training in ophthalmology at Utah before joining the faculty 
of the Wills Eye Hospital in Pennsylvania.
  Dr. Larry Donoso, or ``LD'' as his friends affectionately call him, 
is an extraordinary eye researcher who has worked tirelessly over the 
last 30 years to advance the reputation of Wills Eye Hospital among the 
international medical community. His career accomplishments have been 
honored by the city of Philadelphia, the Senate of the State of 
Pennsylvania, and the Queens Medical Center at the University of 
Nottingham in England. I wanted my colleagues to be aware of these 
outstanding achievements, which, I hope, will serve as inspiration to 
us all.

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