About this user
For Victor Forys and his family, a desire for change brought them to America from Poland when he was just four years old. Dr. Victor Forys' parents believed that by hard work they could ensure a better future for their family. That hard work and the care they felt for their new community in Chicago gave the Forys family the chance to make a difference.
Thanks to his parents' strong belief in education, Dr. Victor Forys completed his education, graduating from Lane Tech, the University of Illinois at Chicago and medical school. After graduating from medical school in 1983, Dr. Victor Forys worked as a resident physician at Ravenswood Hospital, until starting a private practice.
While attending graduate school in Poland, Dr.Victor Forys participated in student demonstrations and protests against the Communist government and was a student organizer and activist during the Solidarity protests of the 1980s.
Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Victor Forys practiced medicine in Southern Illinois, eventually moving back to and opening up his own practice on the Northwest Side of Chicago, where he currently has more than 10,000 patients who live in the Fifth Congressional District. Besides being a community-based medical doctor, he has been a regular commentator on health care issues in the Polish media for more than fifteen years.
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Country
United States
Occupation
Running for Congress in the 5th district
Medical Doctor
Community Organizer
Companies
Owner of Central Medical Clinic of Chicago
Schools
Lane Tech High School, University of Illinois at Chicago
Interests
The Congress and President - Elect Obama need to pass an economic stimulus package immediately. Our country is in an economic downturn the likes of which we have not seen since the Great Depression. Our businesses, small and large, are struggling. Employees of these companies are feeling the effects lower wages, reduced hours or even layoffs.
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