[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING DR. CHARLES H. McCOLLUM, MD

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am honoring Dr. Charles H. McCollum for 
being named the Houston Surgical Society's ``Distinguished Surgeon'' of 
2000.
  An extraordinary surgeon and teacher, Dr. McCollum has served since 
1967 as Assistant Professor and then Professor of Surgery at Baylor 
College of Medicine. He is renowned as a lowkey yet demanding teacher 
who instills in his residents the excellence that he himself brings to 
his profession. While sharing his knowledge with residents and 
enhancing their performances, he is still dedicated to his patients and 
to his daily work in the operating room at the Texas Medical Center's 
Methodist Hospital.
  A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. McCollum graduated from the 
University of Texas in Austin with a B.A. in 1955. He received his 
Medical Degree from UT's Medical Branch in Galveston in 1959. Dr. 
McCollum did his internship and his residency training at the Hospital 
of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  Dr. McCollum is known throughout the Texas Medical Center community 
as a fine physician and civic leader. From 1961-1969, Dr. McCollum was 
a Captain in the United States Army Reserve. He has had many academic 
and professional society appointments and offices. He served as 
President of the Texas chapter American College of Chest Physicians for 
1975-1976. He lent his expertise to the Michael E. DeBakey 
International Surgical Society, serving as an officer from 1977 to 
1992. He has served as President of the Houston Surgical Society, 
Southwestern Surgical Society, and the Texas Surgical Society.
  Throughout his career, Dr. McCollum has distinguished himself as a 
caring doctor who puts his patients first and a gifted teacher who 
demands the best. I congratulate Dr. McCollum for being named the 
Houston Surgical Society's, ``Distinguished Surgeon'' of 2000.

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