[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DR. MARK J. LEMA ON THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM 
               THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure I rise today to 
congratulate Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D on receiving the Distinguished 
Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The award 
is the highest honor bestowed to an individual for lifetime of 
exemplary service and achievement in the specialty of anesthesiology.
  As the 65th recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in the 
organizations' one-hundred plus year history, Dr. Lema joins an 
illustrious group of awardees that includes the founders of 
anesthesiology, and pioneers in the field.
  Dr. Lema is currently Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, 
Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 
Buffalo, NY. He also serves as Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at 
the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, as well as a 
board member on the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research 
(FAER). He has also served as president of the American Society of 
Anesthesiologists (2007), the American Society of Regional Anesthesia 
and Pain Medicine (2004) and the New York State Society of 
Anesthesiologists (2001). He is currently President of the Medical 
Society of the County of Erie.
  Dr. Lema received his PhD in physiology from University at Buffalo 
and his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Throughout 
his prominent career Dr. Lema has been recognized as one of the 
country's authorities in the field of anesthesiology. He has served 
Western New York community with nearly thirty years of service and 
achievement in scientific research and organized medicine.
  Mr. Speaker it is with great pride I recognize Dr. Mark Lema for 
receiving the Distinguished Service Award and extend my thanks for his 
countless contributions to the Western New York community in which he 
calls home.

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