[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 25494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     IN MEMORY OF DR. MICHAEL ASSEY

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr President, I rise today to remember one of 
South Carolina's finest doctors, Michael E. Assey, who passed away on 
October 28. A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Medicine, 
Michael joined the staff of the Medical University of South Carolina 
(MUSC) in 1979 and rose to the position of Professor of Medicine, Chief 
of Cardiology. In 1998, he was named to the ``Best Doctors in America'' 
list. He served as governor of the American College of Cardiology and 
as president of the S.C. affiliate of the American Heart Association. 
Michael also authored numerous medical articles and medical textbook 
chapters. While at MUSC, he received the prestigious Golden Apple Award 
for excellence in teaching. The President of MUSC, Raymond Greenberg, 
said, ``his professional legacy lies in the generation of young doctors 
who, as Michael Assey's students, not only learned clinical skills, but 
compassion and commitment.'' With Michael's passing, the Medical 
University has lost a great doctor and great teacher and South Carolina 
has lost a great man. My wife, Peatsy and I send our thoughts and 
prayers to Michael's devoted wife, Valerie, and their two 
children.

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