[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 171 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO DAVID LEE SIMEL, M.D.

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a truly 
outstanding doctor, loving father, and exceptional North Carolinian, 
Dr. David Lee Simel of Durham.
  Dr. Simel was raised in Greensboro before attending the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, he completed medical 
school and an internal medicine residency at Duke University. He is now 
a professor of medicine and vice chair for veterans affairs at Duke. 
And he has dedicated himself wholly to our veterans, serving them 
across our great State of North Carolina.
  The influential book of which he was coauthor, ``The Rational 
Clinical Exam,'' is a comprehensive guide for patient exams and has 
become a powerful reference tool for those in the field of medicine.
  Dr. Simel's enduring commitment to his family, his students, his 
patients, and to our veterans make him an exemplary citizen. His 
passion for medicine and improving the health of others will continue 
to benefit our veterans and North Carolinians for years to come.
  Indeed, we should honor those who serve our veterans and set an 
example, like Dr. Simel has done. And we also honor him for his 
intelligence, compassion, and selfless dedication. We pray that he and 
his family will receive God's richest blessings, and we are thankful 
for role models like Dr. Simel, who serves those who served our 
country.

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