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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Dharmapuri 
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Vidyasagar on his retirement from the University of 
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Illinois-Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1971 Dr. Vidyasagar established the first 
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neonatal intensive care unit with ventilator support in the 
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State of Illinois at Cook County Hospital; he went on to found 
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the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University 
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of Illinois at Chicago, which has provided an underserved 
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community with world-class emergency care for newborns for over 
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three decades; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Vidyasagar effected the regionalization of 
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perinatal care in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in improved 
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perinatal care throughout the Midwestern United States; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Vidyasagar's numerous contributions to 
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research on surfactant usage and meconium aspiration syndrome 
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have been integral to the advance of treatment in neonatal 
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pulmonary care over the past quarter century; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Vidyasagar established an accredited training 
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program in neonatal and perinatal medicine and has trained over 
 


 






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70 neonatologists currently providing care around the world; 
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Dr. Vidyasagar has made it his mission to help reduce neonatal 
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and infant mortality through transfer of technology to 
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developing countries; he has conducted training sessions and 
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provided free consultations on the establishment of modern 
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neonatal intensive care units in nations around the globe 
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including China, India, Poland, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, and 
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many others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Vidyasagar was hired by the University of 
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Illinois-Chicago in 1974 to establish the Neonatal Intensive 
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Care Unit at the University of Illinois-Chicago; he became a 
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full Professor in 1977; he served as head of the Division of 
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Neonatology for thirty-two years and continues to serve as the 
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director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Vidyasagar and his wife have three grown 
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children; his retirement celebration will be held on November 
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2, 2007; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Dharmapuri Vidyasagar on his retirement and 
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wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to Dr. Dharmapuri Vidyasagar as a symbol of our 
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respect and esteem.