[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES CRAWFORD

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
talented pathologist, professor, and author, Dr. James Crawford. Dr. 
Crawford recently moved to Long Island, New York to serve as the Chair 
of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Long Island 
Jewish Hospital. His commitment to advocating for quality health care 
and the study of pathology deserves commendation.
  Dr. Crawford will be stepping down at the end of December as Chair of 
the College of American Pathologists' Political Action Committee. 
Pathologists are laboratory physicians that play a key role in health 
care by diagnosing and characterizing diseases through examination of 
biopsies or bodily fluids.
  Prior to accepting his new position at Long Island Jewish Hospital, 
Dr. Crawford served as Chair of the Pathology Department at the 
University of Florida, College of Medicine. A talented pathology 
professor, he has served as a faculty member at Brigham and Women's 
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, as well as the Yale University School 
of Medicine.
  Dr. Crawford is a world expert in hepatic pathology and pathobiology 
who has served as the Senior Editor of three books, as well as authored 
over 170 original articles and book chapters. Dr. Crawford has also 
been an active supporter of early cancer screening tests, especially 
Pap tests. Through the years, Pap examinations have proven to be the 
most effective screening test for early detection of cervical cancer in 
women.
  Dr. Crawford received his medical degree and PhD from Duke 
University. After completing medical school, he completed his Pathology 
Residency and Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship at Brigham and 
Women's Hospital, as well as a Fellowship in Hepatopathology at the 
Royal Free Hospital in London.
  Although he will be stepping down as Chair of the College of American 
Pathologist's Political Action Committee, Dr. Crawford will continue to 
be a strong voice for promoting quality health care in his new position 
at Long Island Jewish Hospital. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing this outstanding physician, professor, and author for his 
strong commitment to pathology and patient care.

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