HR1544: HR1544 Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend

26 LC 129 1253 House Resolution 1544 By: Representatives Williams of the 168th, Prince of the 132nd, Myles of the 126th, Howard of the 129th, and Newton of the 127th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Neal Weintraub, M.D.; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, Neal Weintraub, M.D., a native of Albany, Georgia, is a distinguished academic2 and cardiovascular researcher ; and3 WHEREAS, he serves as the Georgia Research Alliance Herbert S. Kupperman, M.D.,4 Eminent Scholar Distinguished University Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and5 the Medical College of Georgia, and as associate director of th e Vascular Biology Center,6 where leads and mentors to faculty, trainees, and research teams; and7 WHEREAS, he earned his medical degree from Tulane University, completed his internal8 medicine training at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Emory University,9 and further specialized through a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases; and10 WHEREAS, Dr. Weintraub has made a profound impact on medical ed ucation, teaching11 more than 225 courses for future physicians and physicians-scie ntist, and contributing to12 more than 250 peer-reviewed publications that have advanced und erstanding of13 cardiometabolic disease; and14 H. R. 1544 - 1 - 26 LC 129 1253 WHEREAS, he helped launch the cardio-oncology program at the Me dical College of15 Georgia, funded by the American Heart Association, to investiga te the bidirectional16 relationship between cardiovascular disease and cancer, strengthening the medical school and17 its teaching hospital's leadership in the field; and18 WHEREAS, Dr. Weintraub's scientific accomplishments have been sustained by a long and19 successful history of funding from the National Institutes of H ealth, including multiple20 federally supported research grants that have advanced fundamen tal and translational21 discoveries in cardiovascular medicine; and22 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstand ing Georgian be23 appropriately recognized.24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that25 the members of this body recognize and commend Neal Weintraub, M.D., and extend best26 wishes for continued health, happiness, and success.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Neal29 Weintraub, M.D.30 H. R. 1544 - 2 -