[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E98]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. AARON THORNTON

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 30, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Aaron Thornton, whom the Napa and Solano County Medical Societies have 
nominated for its Physician of the Year Award. Dr. Thornton has worked 
in our community for over 25 years. He previously worked in the Vallejo 
Medical Center as a hospitalist, and now works as a general internist 
in the Permanente Medical Group.
  The Napa County Medical Society has named Dr. Thornton as the Napa 
County Physician of the Year based on his tireless dedication to 
patients and the advancement of the medical profession. Dr. Thornton 
exemplifies these attributes and is very deserving of this award and 
recognition.
  In addition to his service to our community as a medical health 
professional, Dr. Thornton is a prolific volunteer in our community. 
Every year, he can be found assisting runners in the Napa Marathon 
medical area. He has served as a local scout master and instructor with 
the Boy Scouts of America. Dr. Thornton works with Napa County's 
Managing Pain Safely Project, which ensures that clinicians prescribe 
opioids safely and appropriately.
  Dr. Thornton also regularly volunteers abroad. For the past 15 years, 
he has partnered with missions in Haiti to care for hundreds of people 
who live in cities without access to hospital services. Dr. Thornton 
even enlists volunteers to accompany him on these trips and collects 
supplies needed to provide important medical services to Haitians. 
Recently, Dr. Thornton also traveled to Kenya to provide medical 
training to local students.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Thornton has dedicated his time and knowledge to the 
medical field and some of the most vulnerable people in our community 
and across the world. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor 
him here today and congratulate him on this well-deserved award.

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