Bill Text: NY J01873 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins as recipient of the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal by The State University of New York at Buffalo

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-12 - ADOPTED [J01873 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01873-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1873

BY: Senator JACOBS

        HONORING  Dr.  L. Nelson Hopkins upon the occasion
        of his designation as recipient  of  the  Chancellor
        Charles  P.  Norton Medal by The State University of
        New York at Buffalo

  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
commend and recognize those esteemed individuals and institutions within
the  medical   community   for   their   extraordinary   and   sustained
contributions  to  the progress of medicine and the improvement of life;
and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Dr.  L. Nelson Hopkins upon the occasion of his designation as recipient
of the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal by The State University of New
York at Buffalo, to be celebrated at its Jacobs School of  Medicine  and
Biomedical Sciences' Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,   The   Chancellor   Charles  P.  Norton  Medal  recognizes
outstanding  scholarly  or  artistic  achievements,  humanitarian  acts,
contributions  of  time  or  treasure, exemplary leadership or any other
major contribution to the development of the University at  Buffalo  and
the  quality  of  life  in its community; Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins is truly
deserving of this prestigious award; and

  WHEREAS, L. Nelson Hopkins earned his Bachelor of Arts  degree  from
Rutgers  University,  and his Doctor of Medicine, cum laude, from Albany
Medical  College  in  1969;  he  completed  his  Internship  in  Surgery
Residency,  Neurosurgery,  University  at  Buffalo  in  1975; Residency,
Neurology, University at Buffalo in 1971; and Internship, Surgery,  Case
Western Reserve University in 1970; and

  WHEREAS,  Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins  began his long and distinguished
career  as  a  Clinical  Assistant  Professor  of  Neurosurgery  at  the
University at Buffalo in 1975; after seven years, he assumed the role of
Clinical  Associate  Professor,  and  since  1979, has held the title of
Chief of Service, Department of Neurosurgery at Kaleida Health; and

  WHEREAS, For the last 30 years,  Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins  has  held
several  positions  at  the University at Buffalo including Professor of
both Radiology and Neurosurgery; from 1989-2013, he served  as  Chairman
of the Department of Neurosurgery; and

  WHEREAS,  In addition to these esteemed roles, Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins
has been the Director of Neurosurgery at  the  Toshiba  Stroke  Research
Center  since  1997,  and  Clinical  Professor  of  Neurosurgery  at the
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and  Dentistry  since  2007;
and

  WHEREAS,  Ranking  seventh  among  the  most published neurosurgical
departments in North America, Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins  has  established
University  at  Buffalo Neurosurgery as one of the most respected in the
world; he has pioneered endovascular neurosurgery and has trained a  new

generation  of neurosurgeon leaders skilled in catheter-based technology
for minimally invasive neurosurgery; and

  WHEREAS,  Active in national neurosurgery, Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins has
served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)  and  the  Executive  Committee  of  the
Stroke  Council  of the American Heart Association; he has also held the
title of Scientific and Annual Meeting Chairman for both  the  AANS  and
Congress  of  Neurological  Surgeons,  and was the Chairman of the Joint
Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and President of the American Academy
of Neurological Surgery; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout his exceptional career, Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins
has  been the principal investigator of several national clinical trials
testing catheter-based technologies for the treatment  of  neurovascular
diseases;  he  is  a  member of the editorial boards of NEUROSURGERY and
World Neurosurgery and the author of more than 300 publications centered
on the prevention and treatment of stroke; and

  WHEREAS, This brilliant man is an advocate  of  cross-specialty  and
multidisciplinary  collaboration,  and  was instrumental in creating the
Toshiba Stroke & Vascular Research  Center,  the  Jacobs  Institute  and
Gates Vascular Institute, where he serves in leadership positions; and

  WHEREAS, A proponent of the global approach to revascularization for
the  improvement  of outcomes for patients with vascular disease, Dr. L.
Nelson  Hopkins  has  served  on  the  faculty  of  numerous  symposiums
nationally  and  internationally, and each year, hosts multidisciplinary
seminars along with industry leaders focused on assessing  and  managing
complications   associated   with   minimally   invasive  catheter-based
interventions; and

  WHEREAS,  For  his  steadfast  and  unremitting  commitment  to  his
profession,  Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins has been the recipient of numerous
awards and accolades; and

  WHEREAS, As a leader in his profession, Dr. L.  Nelson  Hopkins  has
proven  himself  to  be  a great asset to medicine and to the health and
welfare of the citizens of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Dr.  L.  Nelson  Hopkins  upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the  Chancellor  Charles  P.  Norton  Medal  by  The  State
University of New York at Buffalo; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins.