[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO DR. KARL K. WALLACE, JR.

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize and congratulate a devoted and energetic 
physician for his tireless service to his patients, students, and 
fellow radiologists. On September 12, 1998, the American College of 
Radiology (ACR) will bestow the 1998 Gold Medal to Karl K. Wallace Jr., 
MD at their annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The prestigious 
Gold Medal is ACR's highest award, and will honor this distinguished 
doctor as a national leader as well as a dedicated servant for 
Radiology.
  K.K., as he is known to those in medicine and Radiology, was a long 
time community hospital clinician at the Virginia Beach General 
Hospital. After 28 years as the director of the Virginia Beach General 
Hospital Department of Radiology, Dr. Wallace made an unusual career 
move. He undertook a ``second career'' as a professor at the University 
of Virginia Health Sciences Center, where he is currently co-director 
of thoraco-abdominal imaging and the medical director of chest 
diagnosis.
  Dr. Wallace's active commitment to medicine has been characteristic 
ever since his career began. Two years after starting his practice, he 
became an officer in the Virginia Beach Medical Society. One year later 
he was elected to the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of 
Virginia where he was speaker from 1977 to 1980. His history of service 
to the American College of Radiology goes back to 1967 where he was 
elected secretary/treasurer of the Virginia Chapter. Six years later, 
he served as its president and held a number of key leadership 
positions for the following 14 years, including speaker of the council 
and chairman of the Board of Chancellors.
  During those 14 years, Dr. Wallace continued to lead Radiology in its 
efforts to work on national health policy such as physician payment 
reform and the Mammography Quality Standards Act. He worked with 
members of the U.S. Senate to develop reasonable approaches to 
legislation in our rapidly changing health care system. He provided 
honest, fair and meaningful input efforts. I know all of my colleagues 
join me in congratulating my fellow Virginian, Dr. Wallace, on being 
chosen as a recipient of the Gold Medal.

                          ____________________