[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING DR. FERNANDEZ FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEDICINE IN SOUTH 
                                FLORIDA

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the contributions 
of Dr. Bernardo ``Bernie'' Fernandez to medicine in south Florida.
  Dr. Fernandez will soon assume the post of CEO of Baptist Medical 
Health Group, and he is an accomplished doctor with a record of success 
as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida. His leadership in the field of 
medicine earned him the distinction of being named one of America's 
best doctors and the title of Fellow at the American College of 
Physicians and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology.
  Dr. Fernandez has given back to the south Florida community by 
actively participating in charitable groups and supporting our shared 
alma mater, the University of Miami. However, none of this is done in a 
vacuum and is only accomplished with the love and support of his wife, 
Rosy, and their children, Steven and Cristina.
  Again, I congratulate Bernie for his leadership, and I know that our 
south Florida community will continue to benefit from his more than 25 
years of experience. Congratulations to Bernie.

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