[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1623]
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                            DR. MARK KUBALA

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 30, 2008

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to honor Dr. Mark Kubala, 
M.D., for being named Outstanding Neurosurgeon of the Year by the Texas 
Association of Neurological Surgeons, the latest in a long line of 
awards given to this extraordinary physician. The award was given to a 
man that has spent his life displaying excellence in his field and 
commitment to his community.
   Dr. Kubala graduated from the University of Texas in 1955 as a 
member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society, considered one of the 
most prestigious American college honor societies. He received his 
medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston 
and served residencies at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Mayo 
Clinic. He has engaged in private practice in neurological surgery 
since 1966 and is Chief of Surgery at all three Beaumont hospitals.
   Dr. Kubala has a long history of leadership. He has been a member of 
the Texas Medical Association since 1969 and has served as the 
Association's President, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and has 
served on numerous committees. He helped create the TMA Foundation, 
their philanthropic association, and served two terms as President. He 
served as President of the Texas Head & Spinal Cord Injury Prevention 
Foundation for 7 years. He also has the unique distinction of serving 
simultaneously on three different school boards in the 1970s. Dr. 
Kubala is a very busy man.
   His honors are numerous, including the Texas Medical Association's 
2006 Distinguished Service Award, their highest honor, for his tireless 
advocacy for patients and physicians at the local, state, and national 
level. His peers at the University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston 
awarded him the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was 
presented the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association 
of Neurological Surgeons in 1998 as well as the Dr. J.C. Crager Award 
for community service from the American Heart Association.
   On behalf of the entire Second Congressional District of Texas I 
would like to congratulate Dr. Kubala on his latest award and thank him 
for his many years of service to the Southeast Texas Community.

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