[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2210]
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   RECOGNIZING WILLIAM D. JAMES, MD, FAAD, INCOMING PRESIDENT OF THE 
                    AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010

  Mr. FATTAH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. William 
James, a University of Pennsylvania dermatologist who recently took 
office as President of the American Academy of Dermatology. He will 
hold office for one year and also will hold the same position for the 
American Academy of Dermatology Association.
   After beginning his academic career at the U.S. Military Academy at 
West Point, Dr. James earned his medical degree from Indiana University 
School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at Walter Reed 
Army Medical Center, in Washington, DC, and his residency in 
dermatology at the former Letterman Army Medical Center in San 
Francisco. He is the Paul R. Gross professor and vice chair of the 
department of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania in 
Philadelphia. He also serves as the residency and fellowship program 
director.
   An active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dr. James 
has served as a member of the board of directors, the council on member 
services, and numerous task forces and committees. He is the past chief 
of dermatology service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He has 
authored more than 310 publications, including co-authorship of the 
last three editions of Andrews' Diseases of the Skin. Additionally he 
served as founding editor-in-chief of the dermatology section of 
Emedicine.com, a clinical reference developed by WebMD. He lives in 
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Ann. They have two children and 
are expecting a grandchild in early 2011.

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