[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. SILVIA M. DIEGO

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2018

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor Dr. 
Silvia M. Diego for receiving the John Darroch Memorial Award for 
Physician of the Year from the Stanislaus Medical Society; and to 
personally thank her for her years of service working to better the 
lives of residents in the Central Valley and the state of California.
  Silvia Diego grew up in a small town in the San Joaquin valley as the 
daughter of farm worker parents. She attended Fresno State University 
and, with the love and support of her family, was able to receive a 
Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1989. She later went on to earn her 
medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1994.
  After receiving her medical degree, Dr. Diego returned to the Central 
Valley to serve the impoverished and uninsured residents of the region. 
In 1996 she began working with Golden Valley Health Centers, where she 
would go on to serve as Clinical Director, Associate Medical Director, 
and as Chief Medical Officer. In 2014 she opened a private medical 
practice in Modesto, CA where she continues to serve disadvantaged 
members of the community.
  Throughout her time as a physician, Dr. Silvia Diego has received 
numerous awards and honors. In 2009 she was appointed to the Medical 
Board of California, and in 2018 she was awarded the Distinguished 
Alumni Faculty Award from the University of California, Davis.
  Since 1998, the Stanislaus Medical Society has bestowed the John 
Darroch Memorial Award to physicians who demonstrate professionalism, 
dedication to patients, collegial support and community involvement. 
Dr. Diego has exemplified all of these excellent qualities throughout 
her medical career, and I can think of no one more deserving of this 
distinguished honor.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and recognizing Dr. Silvia M. 
Diego for her unwavering leadership, many accomplishments, and 
contributions on behalf of God, the community, and the Nation.
  God bless her always.

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