[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 177 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2102-E2103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO DR. BOBBY MUKKAMALA

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2011

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend congratulations to 
Dr. S. Bobby Mukkamala as he completes his term as the youngest 
president of the Genesee County Medical Society.
  Bobby and his family have dedicated their lives to providing health 
care to our community. His parents, his wife, his sister and brother-
in-law are all physicians. Bobby fondly remembers playing as a child on 
the grounds of Hurley Medical Center while his mother, Dr. Sumathi 
Mukkamala made her hospital rounds. The twin sons of Bobby and his wife 
Dr. Nita Kulkarni, Nikhil and Deven, play today on that same playground 
while they wait for their parents to finish rounds.
  Despite his young age, Dr. Mukkamala has extensive leadership 
experience. Bobby served on the Michigan State Medical Society Board as 
Young Physicians Section Chair in 2002 and was elected as a District 
Director to the Board earlier this year. Governor Jennifer Granholm 
appointed Bobby to the Board of Audiology for the State of Michigan. In 
2008, Bobby received the American Medical Association Foundation 
Leadership Award.
  Dr. Mukkamala was tapped in October of 2010 to serve as President of 
the Genesee County Medical Society where in his tenure he dramatically 
increased membership while encouraging his colleagues to focus on the 
many diverse needs of the Flint community. This was a realization of 
his dream to serve as President as his father, Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala, 
did in 1994. His commitment is best illustrated by the scholarship that 
was created by Bobby and his wife Nita at the University of Michigan-
Flint and the endowment fund they established for the Community 
Foundation of Greater Flint.
  Mr. Speaker, I find Dr. Mukkamala's dedication and leadership in the 
community a great inspiration and I am a better person for knowing him. 
That is why I ask You to please join me in congratulating Dr. Mukkamala 
on his many accomplishments as President of the Genesee County Medical 
Society. We graciously thank him for the leadership and vision he 
continues to bring to our community.

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