[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. ANTHONY D. BRUNO, RECIPIENT OF 2015 ITALIAN-
            AMERICAN ASSOCIATION'S PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Anthony D. Bruno 
II, M.D., who will be awarded the Italian-American Association's Person 
of the Year Award on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Anthony is a native of 
Pittston and is the son of Dr. Anthony Bruno and Pauline Bruno.
  Anthony attended Wyoming Area High School and graduated from the 
University of Scranton with a bachelor's degree in biology, magna cum 
laude. Following college, Anthony earned his Doctor of Medicine degree 
from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. During 
his time there, he received the Most Outstanding Student in Surgery 
Award. Following medical school, Anthony trained in general surgery at 
Westchester Medical Center in New York and at Creighton University 
Medical Center. Anthony completed an additional three years of training 
in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Duke University Medical Center 
in Durham, North Carolina. Today, Anthony is certified by both the 
American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery and 
is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
  In 2007, Anthony returned to the Wyoming Valley to raise a family and 
serve the community of Northeast Pennsylvania. He started the Plastic 
and Reconstructive Surgery Department at Geisinger Wyoming Medical 
Center. He was recognized for his leadership and professionalism by the 
Times Leader and was awarded the paper's 40 Under 40 Award.
  It is an honor to recognize Anthony for all of his accomplishments, 
and I extend my congratulations on his award. I wish him the best in 
all future endeavors and thank him for the contributions he has made 
serving his fellow Pennsylvanians.

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