Downtown Rotary Presents a Special COVID-19 Panel & Luncheon

500 Texas Street,Houston TX 77002

28 January, 2021

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Join us for a Special COVID-19 Program featuring VIPs of the medical community discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine. Join us for a Special COVID-19 Program featuring VIPs of the medical community. Moderating the discussion around the pandemic and the vaccine is Downtown Rotary's own Bill King, J.D. King has been keeping the community informed and up-to-date about the coronavirus pandemic, numbers, and his own vaccine journey on his blog A Public Policy Discussion found at www.billkingblog.com. Our panelists include Downtown Rotary's Public Health Committee Chairwoman Dr. Ruth L. Bush M.D., J.D., M.P.H., associate dean of medical education and a professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine; corporate member Steven F. Hotze M.D., founder and CEO of the Hotze Health & Wellness Center. Hotze Health & Wellness Center; and a founding charter member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Houston John R. Price Co-Chairman, President, and CEO Greffex Inc. COVID-19 Health Guidelines: All attendees must wear a mask.All attendees must practice social distancing.Temperatures will be taken at the entrance.50% capacity will be enforced.Documentation will be taken of the meeting.EVENT DETAILS Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Place: The Ballroom at Bayou PlaceAddress: 500 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Dr. Ruth L. Bush is the associate dean of medical education and a professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine. Prior to joining UH College of Medicine, Bush served as a tenured professor at Baylor College of Medicine and as a tenured professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine. She was also the deputy director of the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, in Houston, where she oversaw scientific program operations and research of 200 faculty and staff. At UH College of Medicine, Bush is actively involved in medical education, serving as a professor, as well as an associate dean. In addition, she is a vascular surgeon at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple, TX, where she also teaches residents and medical students. In addition to being an accomplished physician and educator, Bush also holds a master’s in public health and a law degree. Bush is a member of several prestigious professional organizations including the Association of Women Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. She is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a distinguished fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum. She is a past president of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society and currently serves as a vascular surgery oral examiner for the American Board of Surgery. Bush has authored over 153 peer-reviewed articles, 34 book chapters and is currently on the editorial board of five prestigious medical journals. She has been an invited faculty member for more than 200 national and international programs. John R. Price is Co-Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and co- founder of Greffex, Inc. He is also President of the Institute of Therapeutic Biology and a Founding Charter Member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Houston. He received his Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity University where he studied after graduating from Culver Military Academy. He has over thirty-five years of experience in operations, management and finance. Mr. Price, a decorated Viet Nam veteran, was a senior fellow at the Centre for Business and Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Prior to founding Greffex, Mr. Price was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche, ran his own accounting and investment banking firms, was a Managing Director at American Express, and was Chief Operating Officer of Goran Capital, a billion-dollar public insurance company. Steven F. Hotze, M.D., is the founder and CEO of the Hotze Health & Wellness Center. Hotze Health & Wellness Center is a Corporate Member of the Downtown Rotary Club of Houston. Dr. Hotze received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. His goal is to change the way women and men are treated through the use of bioidentical hormone therapy, vitamin and mineral supplementation, regenerative medicine, diet and exercise. Since 1989, his 8-Point Treatment Regimen has helped over 31,000 individuals get on a path of health and wellness, naturally, and enjoy a better quality of life in an environment of extraordinary hospitality and guest service. Dr. Hotze is the best-selling author of Hormones, Health, and Happiness, Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness and Do A 180. Dr. Hotze received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He is also a proud husband, father of eight, and grandfather of twenty-three. ABOUT THE MODERATOR Bill King is a life-long resident of the Houston area. He was born and raised in the Clear Lake area, attending Clear Creek High School before going on to the University of Houston to earn an undergraduate degree in political science and a law degree. He has enjoyed a varied career as a businessman and a lawyer. He began his career with a turbulent, and ultimately unsuccessful, foray in the savings & loan industry in the 1980s. His experience in that industry is retold in his 2009 book, Saving Face. Later in his career Bill served as the national managing partner for Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, the president of Southwest Airport Services, Inc. and of counsel to Bracewell & Giuliani. As an Author Bill became a published author in 2004 with an opinion essay in the Houston Chronicle on hurricane evacuation. That essay lead to a 10-year relationship with the Chronicle and the publication of over 400 columns and editorials. From 2011-2015, Bill was a member of the Chronicle’s editorial board. In 2015, Bill published a compilation of his columns in Unapologetically Moderate. As a Leader In 1996, Bill was elected to the Kemah City Council. He later served as mayor of Kemah from 2001-2005. He was a candidate for mayor of Houston in 2015. He came in second in the general election but narrowly lost the run-off, in the closest mayoral election in Houston’s history.Throughout his life Bill has had a strong interest in a wide range of social, environmental and political issues. He has served on the boards of Interfaith Ministries, the Galveston Bay Foundation, Texas Southern University, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston, Memorial Hermann Foundation, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular Center Advisory Council, CYCLE, the HISD Foundation and many others. Bill has been recognized by the American Leadership Forum with its Jaworski Leadership Award, the Galleria Chamber of Commerce with its Texas Legend Award, the Galveston Bay Foundation with its Guardian of the Bay Award, and the National Hurricane Conference with its Outstanding Achievement Award.