[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO DR. MURRAY W. WEST

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I wish to honor Baltimore physician 
Murray W. West, a valued member of Maryland's medical community. At the 
end of this month, Dr. West, a family physician, will retire from 
clinical practice after more than 30 years.
  Born in Washington, DC, on September 11, 1954, Murray West moved to 
Philadelphia at age 10. From 1975 to 1976, he attended Queen Mary 
College in London, and he was awarded a bachelor of science degree from 
Antioch College in 1977.
  A 1981 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 
Dr. West completed his residency in family practice at the Georgetown 
University Department of Family Medicine here in Washington, DC. After 
3 years with the Indian Health Service in Yuma, AZ, Dr. West moved to 
Maryland, where he earned a master of public health degree from the 
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 1993. Since 1986, he has 
treated patients exclusively at nonprofit health centers in our State--
Arundel Village, Washington Village, Peoples Community, and the Belair-
Edison Family Health Center, where he served as medical director from 
2001 until 2007.
  On Thursday, March 28, family members, colleagues, and friends will 
gather to celebrate this committed practitioner whose career epitomizes 
dedication to public health and quality care. I ask my Senate 
colleagues to join me in wishing Dr. West all the best in his 
retirement.

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