[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 154 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FREDERICK GROVER, M.D.

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                           HON. DIANA DeGETTE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 17, 2018

  Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the contributions of a 
remarkable Coloradan, Frederick Grover, M.D., who on September 20th 
will retire after nearly 50 years of exemplary professional, military 
and community service.
  Dr. Grover has been a powerful force in our community; he has had an 
extraordinary career as a cardiothoracic surgeon at our preeminent 
medical institutions and is a recognized national leader in his field.
  Dr. Grover is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine. He 
completed his residency training at Duke and the University of 
Colorado. After two years of service in the U.S. Navy in San Diego, he 
spent 19 years at University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science 
Center in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He then became the 
head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of 
Colorado School of Medicine and Chief of Surgical Services at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver.
  His impact will be felt for decades through his active participation 
in the training and mentoring of more than 50 thoracic surgery 
residents, his clinical work in the areas of acquired adult cardiac 
surgery and lung and heart transplantation and his dedication to 
international medical missions.
  Dr. Grover's legacy includes a new chair, with its first appointee 
serving this year, at the University of Colorado Denver School of 
Medicine: The Fred and Carol Grover Endowed Chair in Surgery.
  Dr. Grover served as President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 
(SOTS) from 2006 to 2007 and has worked closely with my office and the 
entire Colorado congressional delegation over many years to impact 
federal health care legislation.
  As a fellow congregant at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, I 
have seen Dr. Grover's commitment to his community and to improving 
people's health on a global scale. He has been on Montview's Global 
Mission Committee since 2003 and has led numerous medical missions to 
Nepal, improving health care facilities and performing life-saving 
surgeries.
  He is also very much a family man, devoted to especially to his 
grandchildren--who range in age from grade school to college. He has 
made a point of bringing each of them, when very young, to Washington 
DC so they could experience our nation's capital. I have been proud to 
host them in Congress, even on the House floor itself.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to honor my friend Fred Grover 
for his dedication to patients, his compassion and his significant 
participation in the civic life of Colorado. It is an honor to 
celebrate his service.

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