[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING OUTSTANDING PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL DOCTORS

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
outstanding doctors of Providence Hospital right here in our Nation's 
Capital for the recognition they received from the Washingtonian 
Magazine this April in its annual issue listing the Washington area 
region's top doctors. I particularly want to thank Providence Hospital 
for assisting the most medically underserved and vulnerable members in 
our metropolitan area with a full range of inpatient and outpatient 
services. These services range from women's obstetrics and 
gynecological health, which cater to the health and wellness of mothers 
and babies, to assisting our elderly community via Carroll Manor 
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the three Senior Wellness Centers 
the Hospital operates.
  Providence's concern for all human life and dignity of each person 
leads the organization to provide medical services to all people 
regardless of creed, national origin, economic status, or their ability 
to pay. As a community hospital that serves the entire community, I am 
proud to recognize these outstanding physicians including Earl M. 
Armstrong (pulmonology); Michael E. Batipps (neurology); Kathy S. 
Brennerman (geriatrics); Kenneth M. Brown (gastroenterology); Inder M. 
Chawla (rehabilitation); Ramville S. Clark (psychiatry); Pamela W. 
Coleman (urology); Cameron Ghafouri (ophthalmology); Mary G. Hall 
(plastic surgery); Steven Blair Hopping (plastic surgery); Beverly 
Johnson (dermatology); Leslie W. Kingslow (pulmonology); Neal W. Kurzok 
(neurology); Lewis W. Marshall (infectious diseases); John E. McKnight 
(oncology/hematology); David G. Moore (neurology); William E Morris 
(opththalmology); Abbas Motazedi (endocrinology); James A. Mutcheson, 
Jr. (allergy/immunology); Thomas Pinder (cardiology); Octavius D. Polk 
(pulmonology); Joseph A. Quash (cardiology); E. Anthony Rankin 
(orthopedics); James C. Robertson II (rheumatology) and Kirk D. 
Williams (otolaryngology).
  I am particularly proud that earlier this year, the American Academy 
of Orthopedic Surgeons elected its first African American President. A 
graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri and the 
Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Rankin completed 
his internship and residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and is 
currently Chief of Orthopedic Service at Providence Hospital. As a 
five-time recipient of a certificate of commendation from the 
government of the District of Columbia, Dr. Rankin has received many 
more honors and awards including the prestigious Bronze Star Award and 
the Army Commendation Medal.

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