[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 123 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1518]
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                     IN HONOR OF BERNADINE P. HEALY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Dr. Bernadine P. 
Healy, one of the seminal figures in the health community.
  Dr. Healy was born on August 2, 1944 in New York City, the daughter 
of Michael and Violet Healy. She graduated from Hunter High School in 
1962 and proceeded to graduate from Vassar College in 3 years. She then 
went on to Harvard Medical School, from which she graduated in 1970. 
Following postdoctoral work, she became a full-time professor in 1982 
at Johns Hopkins University, where she was the cardiac director from 
1976 to 1984.
  In 1984 she was the deputy science adviser to President Ronald 
Reagan. From 1985 to 1991 she directed research and practiced 
cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, which was directed by 
her husband, Dr. Floyd D. Loop. She also served as president of the 
American Heart Association from 1988 to 1989.
  Bernadine was the first woman to run the National Institutes of 
Health, a role which she held from 1991 to 1993. She became well-known 
for her intensity and capacity to innovate. She challenged conventional 
wisdom regarding women's health, especially the belief that coronary 
conditions were largely concerns for men. In response, she began the 
Women's Health Initiative, a study that focused on the causes, 
treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases in women. Even 
though her role ended, the study continues to produce findings that 
affect the way the world views what is considered to be ``healthy.''
  Dr. Healy was also the first physician to lead the American Red 
Cross, dean of the Ohio State University medical school from 1995 to 
1999, and an adviser to President George W. Bush on bioterrorism.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Dr. Bernadine 
P. Healy, a vital figure in the health community and a woman whose 
contributions to women's health benefited millions of Americans.

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