[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 88 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING DR. PUXIAO CEN FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING 
            ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 23, 2025

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Puxiao Cen is a board-certified 
cardiologist whose distinguished career in medicine and public service 
reflects a lifelong dedication to the health, dignity, and enrichment 
of her community. Born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrating to the 
United States in 1992, Dr. Cen completed her internal medicine 
residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and a cardiology 
fellowship at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. In 2001, she 
settled in Orlando, Florida, where she joined the Florida Hospital, 
which was later re-named AdventHealth, and has since played a vital 
role in advancing cardiovascular care across Central Florida.
  In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr. Cen holds a Master of 
Science in Medical Ethics and has served on the Medical Ethics 
Committee of AdventHealth Altamonte Springs since 2018. She is 
particularly known for her advocacy on behalf of the underserved, 
including the Asian American community and those facing end-of-life 
care. She drafted the plan for the heart failure program at 
AdventHealth Hospice to ensure compassionate care for the terminally 
ill--one of the many contributions for which she was honored with the 
AdventHealth Service Standards Award in 2019.
  Dr. Cen is also an educator, serving as an assistant professor at the 
University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She has extended her 
outreach through public health talks in senior centers and long-term 
care facilities.
  Her civic engagement includes being a founding member of the Dr. 
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, membership in the McKean 
Society of Central Florida Public Media, support for United Arts, 
donations to Asia Trend, and the annual CHARGE Dragon Boat Race. Her 
own artwork celebrating cultural diversity has been featured in the 
Mills 50 Art Box Project.
  Dr. Cen's legacy is one of compassion, leadership, and service--a 
model of the contribution immigrants bring to the United States in both 
medicine and civic life.

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