[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THE RETIREMENT OF DR. MARVIN KIRSH

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 6, 2004

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Marvin Kirsh, a 
noted cardiothoracic surgeon, who is on staff at the Ann Arbor Medical 
Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and to express my deep gratitude for his 
enormous contributions to the field of medicine.
  Dr. Marvin Kirsh has been an integral part of the center staff for 
more than 36 years and has been the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
since 1990. Although he has chosen to retire at the end of this month 
from his post, he will continue to use his extensive expertise in the 
educational community as a member of the University of Michigan School 
of Medicine teaching staff.
  In his capacity as a Professor of Surgery at the University of 
Michigan, Dr. Marvin Kirsh was honored by The American Heart 
Association and received its Lifetime Achievement Award.
  Dr. Marvin Kirsh is also an accomplished writer and has authored and 
co-authored more than 200 published articles on cardiology and 
cardiothoracic surgery and contributed to the works of nearly two dozen 
other authors. One of his best-known works is ``Blunt Chest Trauma'', 
published in 1997.
  Because of the dedication, devotion and skill of Dr. Marvin Kirsh, 
the lives of hundreds of military veterans have been touched.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and all my colleagues rise and join me in 
honoring Dr. Marvin Kirsh and his legacy of surgical excellence.

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