[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E551]
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                      HONORING DR. FRED B. KESSLER

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 2002

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Fred B. Kessler 
who has been selected The Houston Surgical Society's ``Distinguished 
Houston Surgeon'' for 2002. Dr. Kessler's family, colleagues, and 
friends will honor him at the society's meeting on May 21, 2002.
  Dr. Kessler has dedicated his life to our county and to the world of 
surgical medicine. He was born on December 18, 1931, in Houston, TX. He 
graduated from the University of Texas in 1952 and obtained his medical 
degree in 1956 from the University of Texas Medical School in 
Galveston. Dr. Kessler interned at the Philadelphia General Hospital 
from 1956-1957 and completed his residency training at the Hospital 
University of Pennsylvania. He returned to Houston after completing his 
fellowship at Roosevelt Hospital in New York in 1963.
  Dr. Kessler is currently Clinical Professor of Surgery and Co-
Fellowship Director of the Plastic Surgery Hand Service at Baylor 
College of Medicine. He has served on numerous committees for the 
American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Medical 
Association, published numerous articles and chapters, and served as 
associate editor of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
  Mr. Speaker, throughout his career, Dr. Kessler has distinguished 
himself as a spectacular surgeon, consummate educator and an integral 
part of the Houston community. It is with great honor that I 
congratulate him on this outstanding recognition of his commitment to 
the field of medicine.

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