[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9980]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             A TRIBUTE TO DR. RAMESH S. GULRAJANI, MD, FCCP

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 27, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Dr. Ramesh 
S. Gulrajani.
  Dr. Gulrajani graduated from the University of Bombay, India in 1975 
close to the top of his class. Shortly thereafter he began his Internal 
Medicine training at the Brooklyn Cumberland Medical Center where he 
also completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine. He is board 
certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine and has been in 
private practice in those fields at the Brooklyn Hospital Center since 
1981.
  In 1984, Dr. Gulrajani was appointed Director of the Medical 
Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and was subsequently promoted to Chief of 
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vice Chairman, and then Chairman of 
the Department of Internal Medicine. Culminating his academic carrier 
at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, he was appointed Associate Chief 
Medical Officer in 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor of 
Clinical Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. 
Over the years, he has been responsible for training numerous medical 
students, medical residents, and pulmonary fellows. He has also co-
authored a number of articles in scientific journals, a chapter in a 
pulmonary medicine text, and has been a speaker at national medical 
meetings.
  Dr. Gulrajani has received numerous awards over the years from the 
Brooklyn Hospital Center including the Annual Social Service Award, 
Nurses Recognition Award, the annual award from the professional staff 
of the Brooklyn Hospital Center for Dedication and Distinguished 
Service, as well as the Distinguished Pulmonary Medicine Award from the 
American Lung Association. He was inducted to the ``wall of fame'' by 
the American Lung Association and named as one of the ``Top Doctors in 
New York'' by Castle, Connolly Medical Guide and by New York Magazine, 
as one of America's Top Doctors by Consumer Research Council of 
America, and as a Premier Provider of Quality and Efficient Care by 
United Health Care, among other honors. In his spare time, Dr. 
Gulrajani is also actively involved in community service in Brooklyn 
and in India.
  Dr. Gulrajani's daughter, Samara, works at the New York Methodist 
Hospital and his son Avinash is a Fellow in Cardiology at Montefiore 
Medical Center. It is clear that the apple does not fall far from the 
tree! He likes best to spend his leisure time with his family and 
friends in New York and to take ``crazy vacations'' like rock climbing 
and white water rafting.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Dr. Ramesh Gulrajani for 
his contributions to the medical field.

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