[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     PROMOTING HEALTHY HEARTS AND HEALTHY LIVES: DEAN ORNISH, M.D.

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 19, 1999

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to pay tribute to Dr. Dean 
Ornish, a man who has dedicated his career to building healthier lives. 
Dr. Ornish is considered by many as the leading authority on the 
effects of diet and lifestyle on health and well-being. His 
groundbreaking research has resulted in the discovery that 
comprehensive changes in diet and lifestyle can reverse even severe 
coronary heart disease without drugs and surgery. Dr. Ornish has 
produced valuable research that can empower individuals and build 
healthier communities. He is a talented, dedicated researcher whose 
work must not go unappreciated or unnoticed.
  Dr. Ornish is the founder, president and director of the non-profit 
Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, where 
he holds the Bucksbaum Chair. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at 
the University of California, San Francisco, and a founder of the 
Center for Integrative Medicine at the university. Dr. Ornish received 
an M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine, was a clinical fellow in 
medicine at Harvard Medical School and completed his internship and 
residency in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 
Boston.
  Dr. Ornish is the author of five best-selling books, including New 
York Times bestsellers: Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart 
Disease; Eat More, Weigh Less; and Love & Survival. His research and 
writings have been published in the Journal of the American Medical 
Association, The Lancet, Circulation, The New England Journal of 
Medicine, the American Journal of Cardiology, and elsewhere. A one-hour 
documentary of his work was broadcast on NOVA, the PBS science series, 
and was featured on Bill Moyers' PBS series, ``Healing & The Mind.'' 
His work has been featured in virtually all major media; he was on the 
cover of the March 16, 1998, issue of Newsweek magazine.
  Dr. Ornish has received several awards, including the 1996 Beckmann 
Medal from the German Society for Prevention and Rehabilitation of 
Cardiovascular Diseases, the U.S. Army Surgeon General Medal, and the 
1994 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of Texas, 
Austin. He is listed in the Dictionary of International Biography, 
Who's Who in America, and in Men of Achievement. He was recognized as 
one of the most interesting people of 1995 by People magazine and by 
LIFE Magazine as one of the 50 most influential members of his 
generation.
  Mr. Speaker, I have great admiration for Dr. Dean Ornish. He is truly 
a remarkable individual whose outstanding research and effective 
programs have improved the overall quality of life for many people. His 
proven research on behavior modification has the potential to 
revolutionize the way modern medicine approaches heart disease. Dr. 
Ornish's promotion of healthy hearts and healthy lives is an 
inspiration for all Americans.

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