[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO RICHARD B. WAIT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 28, 1994

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the outstanding work done by a leader in my congressional 
district, Dr. Richard B. Wait.
  Dr. Wait was raised in Montclair, NJ. He went to St. Lawrence 
University in Canton, NY, and received his B.S. After receiving his 
undergraduate degree he went to the University of Vermont for 12 years 
and earned his M.D. and Ph.D. While in Vermont, Dr. Wait completed his 
surgical training at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont.
  In 1983, Dr. Wait came to Brooklyn as an attending surgeon at Kings 
County Hospital Center and assistant professor of surgery at the State 
University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Within a few 
years he moved up to active director of surgical research, chief of 
surgical oncology and associate residency program director. He was 
named professor of surgery at SUNY Health Science Center as well as 
chief of surgery at King's County Hospital.
  Throughout the years Dr. Wait has been the recipient of several 
research grants from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wait has 
authored scientific articles in the leading medical journals, in 
addition, his work is included in various book chapters.
  Currently, he is the president of the Brooklyn Surgical Society and 
the University Physicians of Brooklyn. In addition, Dr. Wait has 
received his certification from the Fellow of the Americans College of 
Surgeons.
  Dr. Wait and his wife Mary have been married for 22 years and have 
three children. I would like to acknowledge the significant medical 
contributions of Dr. Richard B. Wait to the Brooklyn community.

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