[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DOLPH CHIANCHIANO

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                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Dolph Chianchiano, 
Senior Vice President for Health Policy and Research for his 30 years 
of service to the National Kidney Foundation.
  As the co-chair of the Congressional Kidney Caucus, I have had the 
honor of working with the NKF and Dolph to educate my colleagues about 
the impact of kidney disease, and to shape policy and legislation to 
make the lives of patients better.
  Being from Seattle, where dialysis treatments were first used, I have 
seen the power of research and innovation in the treatment of kidney 
disease. People live longer, more productive lives with kidney failure, 
and we continue to learn more every day.
  Dolph Chianchiano has contributed to the understanding we now have 
about kidney disease in his role of administrator of NKF's research 
program, which has awarded nearly $80 million in grants in his tenure. 
He made the important decision to expand the program to include not 
only physician research, but other members of the renal health care 
team: nurses, dietitians and social workers. He has cultivated a cadre 
of researchers, providing early career grants to researchers that go on 
to devote a career to improve the lives of kidney patients. Many kidney 
professionals have remarked, ``I got my start through an NKF research 
grant.''
  Dolph has also been a tireless advocate for more research funding at 
the federal level, helping to guide the research agenda of the National 
Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. In the past three 
decades, we have seen many advances, and hopefully more will come, as 
we improve the treatment for kidney disease.
  I have worked with the NKF for the 20 years I have been in Congress, 
and I look forward to many more years working with Dolph and the others 
associated with the Foundation. Congratulations on 30 years of service 
to kidney patients. I applaud you and wish you well.

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