[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 14 (Monday, January 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E68]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DOCTOR HISASHI KAJIKURI

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 27, 2003

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker I rise today to honor Doctor Hisashi Kajikuri, 
an exceptional physician who has continued to serve the Monterey 
Peninsula for the past thirty-five years. Dr. Kajikuri has been 
recognized by a number of local medical associations and this year, at 
age 76 he is being honored with the Monterey County's Physician of the 
Year award.
  Dr. Kajikuri is well known in the medical community as a committed 
and talented physician and a strong patient's advocate. A man of great 
integrity and generosity, Dr. Kajikuri has been dedicated to providing 
quality healthcare to everyone who enters his door, myself included, as 
well as those who are unable to pay.
  Born and educated in Japan, Dr. Kajikuri began his career as an 
intern for a U.S. Military Hospital and was later awarded a Fulbright 
Fellowship in 1954 to research heart valve autographs at the University 
of Indiana. He became a United States citizen in 1967. Dr. Kajikuri 
later moved to Monterey, California, where he established a practice 
and was honored by the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula as 
the first recipient of the Lifetime Physician Award. He is a member of 
the Monterey Medical Society Review Board, California Thoracic Society, 
Japan Surgical Society, and a Trustee of the Community Hospital of the 
Monterey Peninsula.
  The contributions that Dr. Kajikuri continues to make to the Monterey 
community are innumerable. The honor of Physician of the Year is 
awarded to a physician who has made a significant contribution in the 
health care field, is a strong motivator and educator, has a good 
rapport with patients, has demonstrated extraordinary professional 
competence, and is a strong role model for young physicians. I can 
personally attest to the care and competency shown by Dr. Kajikuri in 
his interactions with patients and affirm his reputation as a medical 
professional who stands out in his community as generous, talented, and 
worthy of such respect.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress I would like to 
honor and congratulate Dr. Kajikuri for his remarkable achievements and 
the great honor of this award.

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