[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING DR. LUIS HERRERA FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 2021

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I honor 
Dr. Luis Herrera. As medical director of the Orlando Health Cancer 
Institute Thoracic Oncology Program, Dr. Herrera serves Central Florida 
by providing the most advanced levels of innovative care for patients 
with lung and esophageal cancer at the busiest thoracic surgery 
location in Florida. After attending medical school at the University 
of Puerto Rico, Dr. Herrera completed a general surgery residency at 
the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a cardiothoracic surgery 
fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, prior 
to joining Orlando Health in 2006.
  Dr. Herrera is widely regarded as a pioneering senior thoracic 
surgeon with advanced expertise in lung cancer treatment and minimally 
invasive and robotic surgery. He has received a number of prestigious 
research grants, published dozens of journal articles and scientific 
abstracts, and holds academic appointments at the colleges of medicine 
at the University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and 
Florida State University.
  In his current role as medical director, Dr. Herrera has led the 
significant growth of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Orlando Health 
Cancer Institute. Through effective recruitment, innovative technology, 
and operational efficiencies, he has developed the leading thoracic 
surgery program in Florida. He is now focused on developing a state-of-
the-art lung cancer screening program, the first of its kind to 
Florida. Dr. Herrera also serves as co-director of the Orlando Health 
Advanced Robotic Surgery Program, chief of the Orlando Health 
Perioperative Governance Committee and member of Orlando Health's 
Oncology Executive Cabinet.
  For this and more, we honor Dr. Herrera.

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