[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 166 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1373-E1374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. EDWIN DeJESUS

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 5, 2018

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, I want to honor Dr. Edwin DeJesus as a 
distinguished leader in Central Florida for Hispanic Heritage Month. 
Dr. DeJesus is a graduate from the University of Puerto Rico, School of 
Medicine, and completed his Internal Medicine training and Infectious 
Disease fellowship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 
Philadelphia. He is board certified in Infectious Diseases and holds a 
faculty appointment at the University of Central Florida, School of 
Medicine in Orlando, Florida.
  He has been practicing medicine for over 25 years in Central Florida 
where he implemented one of the most successful clinical trials 
research centers in the country, investigating therapeutic approach for 
many chronic viral infections, including some of the innovative 
treatments we have today to fully control and prevent the spread of HIV 
infection, and the cure for HCV.
  He is an active member of multiple medical organizations and has 
served as a National Board of Directors.
  Through his research, he is now one of the most recognized figures 
worldwide in HIV research and treatment. He has presented in multiple 
international forums and has accumulated an impressive bibliography 
with publications in many major medical clinical journals.
  Locally, Dr. DeJesus has made prevention and treatment readily 
accessible by maximizing the use of available resources, and by 
creating programs such as Free Anonymous HIV Testing and supervising 
the care for non-profit organizations caring for under-privileged 
population.
  In addition, DeJesus has remained highly active in the Florida HIV 
Hispanic Community where he has implemented and supported educational, 
preventative, and research programs.
  In 2014 he was named one of the 25 most influential Hispanic persons 
in Central Florida by the Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. Since 2010, he 
has been recognized by his peers as one of Orlando's Top Doctors and 
featured in Orlando Magazine for the past 7 years.

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