[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO CARLO J. DiMARCO

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                           HON. PHIL ENGLISH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 2008

  Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and congratulate Carlo J. DiMarco for his appointment as the 112th 
president of the American Osteopathic Association, the national 
organization that represents over 61,000 osteopathic physicians.
  Dr. DiMarco has established himself as a distinguished leader within 
osteopathic community. A graduate of LaSalle College and the 
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), DiMarco spent more 
than 30 years working in Delaware County in Philadelphia, where he 
worked to strengthen and expand the ophthalmology residency program at 
PCOM. He has served as a board of trustees member and past president of 
several prestigious osteopathic organizations including the 
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, the American Osteopathic 
Association, as well as the American Osteopathic Colleges of 
Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.
  In 2005, DiMarco was recruited to LECOM, located in my hometown of 
Erie, Pennsylvania. As the Professor and Regional Dean of Clinical 
Medicine, DiMarco is further developing the instructional and training 
programs at LECOM. By building relationships with students, residents 
and physician colleagues, DiMarco continues to contribute to his 
profession. He also serves as the director of the Ophthalmology 
Residency Program at Millcreek Hospital in my hometown of Erie, 
Pennsylvania.
  Dr. DiMarco has truly been a community leader in the ophthalmology 
field. An outstanding physician, he continues the osteopathic tradition 
of assuring exemplary ophthalmology.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in congratulating Dr. Carlo DiMarco 
and wishing him the best for a successful and rewarding tenure as the 
112th president of the American Osteopathic Association.

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