[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29681]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF HELMUT SCHREIBER, M.D., F.A.C.S. UPON HIS INDUCTION 
      INTO THE SAINT VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL'S SAINT LUKE SOCIETY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 5, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Helmut Schreiber, M.D., F.A.C.S., upon his induction into St. Vincent 
Charity Hospital's St. Luke Society, for his pioneering achievements in 
the area of bariatric medicine, his innovative techniques in the 
surgical treatment of morbid obesity, and for his natural talents as 
teacher and mentor.
  Dr. Schreiber has been a member of the medical staff at St. Vincent 
Charity Hospital for the past nineteen years. He earned his medical 
degree from Ohio State University, and completed his residency and 
internship at University Hospitals of Cleveland. In 1999, after working 
for several years as Director of Surgery at Saint Luke's Hospital, Dr. 
Schreiber accepted the position of Director of Surgery at Saint Vincent 
Charity Hospital. Motivated by his deep compassion for patients 
struggling with obesity, Dr. Schreiber founded the Cleveland Center for 
Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Schreiber has also served as teacher for 
residency students and, most significantly, he has provided surgical 
care to countless individuals in need, regardless of their ability to 
pay.
  Madam Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Dr. Helmut Schreiber, upon his induction into the Saint Luke 
Society. Dr. Schreiber's medical excellence, pioneering achievements, 
and caring and compassionate nature, serves to bring light and hope 
into the lives of patients, colleagues, family and friends, uplifting 
our entire community.

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