Full Text of HR0167 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to acknowledge the work of Dr. Raja R. | 4 | | Gopaldas, a cardiothoracic surgeon living in Springfield; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gopaldas, the son of Dr. Muthusamy Chinnapapu | 6 | | and Dr. Singaravelu Gopaldas of Salem, India, completed his | 7 | | training in heart surgery in Texas under the mentorship of | 8 | | renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Denton A. Cooley, and gained his | 9 | | experience in complex aortic and aneurysm surgery under Dr. | 10 | | Joseph S. Coselli; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Before arriving in Springfield, Dr. Gopaldas | 12 | | performed outstanding work as a heart surgeon in Texas and then | 13 | | at the University of Missouri, where he was also the Director | 14 | | of Cardiothoracic Research; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gopaldas practices with Prairie | 16 | | Cardiovascular Consultants, one of the largest cardiovascular | 17 | | practice groups in Illinois, where some of his interests | 18 | | include aortic aneurysms, minimally invasive surgery, | 19 | | congenital heart disease, esophageal surgery, esophageal | 20 | | cancer, atrial fibrillation, heart disease in women, and heart | 21 | | transplants; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gopaldas recently reached a milestone having | 2 | | successfully completed 100 minimally invasive cardiac | 3 | | surgeries since beginning to perform the procedure in | 4 | | Springfield in July of 2015; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The new minimally invasive cardiac surgery method | 6 | | is performed through one small incision, typically about two to | 7 | | three inches in length, compared to the eight inch incision in | 8 | | the chest, which is needed for the traditional "open surgery" | 9 | | technique; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery to replace | 11 | | heart valves, repair arteries or holes in the heart, or to | 12 | | treat atrial fibrillation provides patients with faster | 13 | | recovery and less pain; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Patients receiving minimally invasive cardiac | 15 | | surgery become active much faster because the breastbone is not | 16 | | split and they avoid the complications of inactivity after | 17 | | traditional surgery; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The minimally invasive approach leaves the | 19 | | sternum preserved in the event a patient needs another type of | 20 | | heart surgery in the future; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The only practice in Illinois, aside from one |
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| 1 | | hospital in Chicago, offering minimally invasive heart | 2 | | procedures is located in Springfield, and some patients travel | 3 | | 200 miles or more for this important, life-saving procedure; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gopaldas strives to deliver the best and most | 6 | | compassionate care to his patients and his work in | 7 | | minimally-invasive cardiac surgery is a major contribution to | 8 | | the health and welfare of people in the Midwest; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gopaldas has won numerous awards and accolades | 10 | | in the field of surgery, research, innovation, and education; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate Dr. Raja R. Gopaldas on his outstanding | 15 | | accomplishments and encourage him to continue his research and | 16 | | innovative work in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, lung, | 17 | | vascular, and cancer surgery, especially minimally invasive | 18 | | surgery; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Dr. Gopaldas as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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