[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF DR. ROBERT REID, INCOMING PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA 
                          MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I would like to recognize Dr. 
Robert Reid, who on February 16, 1998, will become the 133rd President 
of the California Medical Association, the largest medical association 
in the nation. With a membership of 35,000 physicians, California 
Medical Association represents California physician from all regions, 
medical specialities and modes of practice--from solo practitioners, to 
academic physicians, to physicians working in large group practices. 
Reflecting the diversity that is California, the association's members 
advocate for quality of care and access to health care for all of the 
state's residents.
  Dr. Reid is a practicing Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Director of 
Medical Affairs for the Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, 
California. Prior to becoming the hospital's Medical Director, Dr. Reid 
served as the hospital's Chief of Staff and has been a member of its 
Board of Directors since 1991.
  Dr. Reid is also a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics-
Gynecology and Past President of the Tri-Counties Obstetrics-Gynecology 
Society.
  He became active in organized medicine in 1972 when he joined the 
California Medical Association. Ten years later he was elected 
President of the Santa Barbara County Medical Society and has since 
gone on to serve the House of Medicine as alternate delegate to the 
AMA, Vice-Speaker of the CMA Committee on Scientific Assemblies, and 
chair of the CMA Finance, Membership Development and Communications 
committees.
  Born in Milan, Italy, Dr. Reid is a graduate of the University of 
Colorado Medical Center. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife 
Patricia, and is the father of four grown children. I am sure Dr. 
Robert Alfred Reid will continue to make many important contributions 
to medicine and to the nation's health policy debate.

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