HR0712 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Yagnesh Oza on the occasion of being the recipient of the 2007 Illinois Rural Physician of Excellence Award; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza was born in Surat, India on September 23, 1951; he received his M.B.B.S. from the University of Baroda in Baroda, India in March 1976; he interned with the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago from January 1977 to June 1977, followed by his residency at V.A. Hines Hospital in Hines from 1977 to 1980 and his fellowship at V.A. Hines Hospital from 1980 to 1982; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza worked for the University of Illinois' Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine in Chicago as an assistant in medicine from 1979 to 1980 and as an instructor in medicine from 1979 to 1997; he currently serves as an assistant clinical professor with the Department of Internal Medicine of the St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, a position he has held since January 1995; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza is board certified with the American Board of Geriatric Medicine, the American Board of Medical Oncology, and the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; he holds memberships with the American Medical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Illinois Medical Oncology Society, and is a Fellow with the American College of Physicians; he has held various appointments with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Good Samaritan Hospital, the Hospice of Good Samaritan Hospital, the American Cancer Society of Jefferson County, the Jefferson-Hamilton County Medical Society, the American College of Surgeons Commission, the National Cancer Institute, and the Southwest Oncology Group; and he has co-authored 4 articles on various diseases and their effects; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Ministry of Education from the Indian government in recognition of his work; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza has been an active member in his community; he sponsored and organized yearly Hospice lectures for medical professionals associated with the Hospice programs; he established a call-in radio program for medical inquiries, which aired from 1989 to 1990; he conducted various educational seminars for medical professionals and the general public regarding medical oncology and hematology; and he sponsored free Thanksgiving dinners for needy people from 1990 to 1997; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Yagnesh Oza's dedication to the medical profession and his willingness to serve his community makes him a model for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. Yagnesh Oza for receiving the 2007 Illinois Rural Physician of Excellence Award and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Yagnesh Oza as a symbol of our esteem and respect.