MS SC622

Recognizes Dr. Thad Fulton Waites, M.D., for his service as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), completing a three-year cycle as Chairman-Elect, Chairman, and Past Chair.

Documents Dr. Waites' extensive medical career including service on the Medical Staff of Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg since 1987, and as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab since 1997.

Notes Dr. Waites' professional credentials including Board Certification in Cardiology, Fellowship with the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and Fellowship with the American College of Cardiology.

Details his leadership roles in cardiology organizations, including Governor for Mississippi of the ACC (2008-2011), Secretary of the ACC Board of Trustees (2011-2012), and multiple presidencies of the American Heart Association affiliates.

Directs that the resolution be presented to Dr. Waites, forwarded to the Mississippi Medical Association Executive Director, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.