[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E758-E759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. PATRICK MAXWELL

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2007

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to rise today to 
honor G. Patrick Maxwell, M.D., FACS and thank him for his 
contributions to the practice of plastic surgery and his service to 
others. Dr. Maxwell's talents as a pioneering plastic surgeon are world 
renowned.
  Dr. Maxwell received both his undergraduate and M.D. from Vanderbilt 
University and completed residencies in general surgery and plastic 
surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. 
Maxwell has published over 100 scientific articles, and lectured and 
performed live surgical demonstrations in over 20 countries world-wide.
  In 2005, Dr. Maxwell was awarded the Presidential Award from the 
American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This award acknowledged his 
``excellence as an educator and innovator bringing art and science to a 
new level for the specialty.'' Additionally Maxwell has received 
virtually every accolade awarded to an American plastic surgeon. These 
awards include the Robert H. Ivy Society Award, the James Barrett Brown 
Award and Maxwell is a three time recipient of the Walter Scott Brown 
Award. Dr. Maxwell continues to be an innovator in his field and has 
ten U.S. patents for medical devices. Dr. Maxwell has been instrumental 
in revolutionizing developments in reconstruction for survivors of 
breast cancer.
  Maxwell's contributions are not limited to the field of plastic 
surgery. In addition, Maxwell is

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the co-founder of the Tennesse-Kentucky chapter of Operation Smile, 
past president of the Nashville Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 
a founder and board member of the Aspen Center for Integrative Medicine 
and co-founder and Executive EVP Diversified Specialty Institute.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Dr. Maxwell 
for his extraordinary contributions to plastic surgery and for the 
profoundly positive impact he has on our community.

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