TITLE: Congratulating Dr. David Wang on being named the VA North Texas Health Care System's 2019 Researcher of the Year.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. David Wang on being named the VA North Texas Health Care System's 2019 Researcher of the Year.

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WHEREAS, Dr. David Wang is being honored by the VA North Texas Health Care System as its Researcher of the Year on May 16, 2019; and WHEREAS, Dr. Wang serves as a staff medical oncologist for the VA North Texas Health Care System as well as an associate professor of internal medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas; he holds an undergraduate degree from Asbury College, a medical degree from Vanderbilt University, and a graduate degree in cellular and molecular medicine from Johns Hopkins University; while in medical school, he was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, and he notably performed research at the National Cancer Institute; he went on to complete his residency in internal medicine on the Osler Medical Service of Johns Hopkins and his medical oncology fellowship at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; and WHEREAS, Among his most significant accomplishments, Dr. Wang has been part of a lab group that has made breakthroughs in understanding Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can be a precursor to esophageal cancer; his lab has also focused its research efforts on developing biomarkers and molecularly targeted therapy strategies for esophageal cancer; these studies have been funded by grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Cancer Society, and the National Institutes of Health; and WHEREAS, As a clinically active oncologist, Dr. Wang was instrumental in establishing a multidisciplinary GI malignancy clinic at the Dallas VA Medical Center, and he serves as the principal investigator for many of its clinical trials; he is also the oncology team leader for the UT Southwestern Esophageal Diseases Center, a member of the national VA GI Clinical Trials Steering Committee, and a member of the Via Pathways GI Cancer clinical guidelines panel; his other professional affiliations include the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology; and WHEREAS, Dr. David Wang has distinguished himself through his professional achievements and his commitment to the advancement of research with lifesaving potential, and his efforts have contributed greatly to the mission of the VA North Texas Health Care System; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David Wang on being named the VA North Texas Health Care System's 2019 Researcher of the Year and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Wang as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Sherman, Sr. Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1554 was adopted by the House on May 14, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House