[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING DR. STEPHEN BASH ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Stephen 
Bash for his retirement. Dr. Bash currently serves as Professor of 
Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, in the Department of Pediatrics at 
the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria.
  Dr. Bash has had a long and distinguished career as a doctor. He 
graduated from Indiana University Medical School in 1967 and began his 
medical career with an internship at Strong Memorial Hospital in 
Rochester, New York. Dr. Bash then returned to Indiana where he 
completed his Pediatric Residency and a Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship 
at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Academia has also been an 
important aspect of Dr. Bash's career as he worked as an instructor at 
the Fort Wayne Family Practice Residency and an assistant professor at 
the University of Illinois. Additionally, Dr. Bash served our country 
honorably as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and was a visiting 
cardiology consultant for the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital in Saudi 
Arabia. Dr. Bash is part of several professional societies and has 
received several awards for his work. I would like to wish Dr. Bash 
well as he begins his well-earned retirement and thank him for his many 
contributions to medical research.
  It is because of dedicated leaders such as Dr. Stephen Bash that I am 
especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam 
Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate Dr. Stephen Bash 
on his retirement and thank him for his service to our country.

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