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Congratulatory Letter: Philadelphia County Medical Society Board of Trustees as the Representative

Pennsylvania Hospital

Department for Sick and injured

Eighth and Spruce Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-829-6880

November 6, 1989

George R. Fisher, III M.D.

829 Spruce Street

Suite 308

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Dear George,

I was delighted to learn from an announcement in the Philadelphia County Medical Society News of your election to Philadelphia County Medical Society Board of Trustees as the Representative from the First District Philadelphia and of your re-election as a Delegate to the American Medical Association.

May I take the opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to you on these signal accomplishment and to express my gratitude to a man of your character and qualifications for dedicating a significant portion of your valuable time and energy to these most worthy causes of our profession.

I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors in this regard. If I can be of any assistance to you in any of these matters at any time, I hope that you will feel free to call upon me.

It was great to be with you and your lovely wife at the Sedgeley Club last week at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience, which was unique for Terry and me, and look forward to the future social activities with you.

Finally, I greatly appreciate your confidence in me in nominating me for the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and American Medical Association positions which we discussed recently in my office. I hope that all works out according to your plans and desires in this regard.

I greatly appreciate your friendship, together with your professional and personal support of me since I have returned to Philadelphia. I look forward to working with you in the future. As always warmest regards and best wishes.

Sincerely Yours,

Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D.

Chairman, Department of Surgery

SJD/mad

Originally published: Wednesday, June 28, 2017; most-recently modified: Wednesday, May 15, 2019