[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 10, 1994]
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                   IN TRIBUTE TO DR. BRIGID LEVENTHAL

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. 
Brigid Leventhal, a dedicated pediatrician and professor of oncology at 
the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Leventhal died on February 6, 
1994, at her home in Columbia, MD, after a heroic battle with cancer.
  Dr. Leventhal devoted her career to improving the lives of children, 
tirelessly pursuing new and better ways to treat childhood cancers. 
While heading the pediatric oncology division at the Johns Hopkins 
Oncology Center, she established the outpatient clinic and the 
inpatient unit. At the time of her death, she was working with the U.S. 
Food and Drug Administration on a study of agents approved for 
treatment of children and of cancer's long-term side effects. Dr. 
Leventhal displayed a deep concern for the long-term effects of cancer 
on children, and will be remembered for her outstanding contributions 
to children and the field of oncology.
  I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Leventhal when she came to visit 
her son, George, in my office. She showed a caring for those in need in 
our home State, and for the needy children of the future. I can tell 
you that Dr. Leventhal shared that caring with those around her, and 
has passed it on to her family and community. Her son George now serves 
as my legislative director, and his passion for improving the lives of 
Marylanders is testimony to her commitment and service to helping 
others. I know she will be sorely missed by her family and the medical 
community.
  Dr. Leventhal was coauthor of ``Research Methods in Clinical 
Oncology'' and received several distinguished awards, including the 
Outstanding Career Woman Award from the National Council of Women, and 
the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from the UCLA Alumni 
Association. She was former president of Women in Cancer Research and a 
founding member of the Pediatric Oncology Group.
  Dr. Leventhal came to my home State of Maryland in 1964, after 
graduating from UCLA and Harvard University Medical School. She spent 9 
years at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, before moving to 
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. She has left my State with an enormous gift 
of service, and her contributions to the field of oncology are lasting 
and well-remembered. I am honored to have known Dr. Leventhal.

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