[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 94 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO DR. MARVIN SHAPIRO

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 1995
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding podiatric medical physician, Dr. Marvin Shapiro of 
Sylvania, OH, who has been a leader and an advocate of podiatric 
medicine for 63 years. Although he officially retired in 1984, Dr. 
Shapiro, now 85, has remained a strong voice for his profession, 
serving this year as the only podiatrist-delegate to the White House 
Conference on Aging.
  In 1959, Dr. Shapiro was president of his professional organization, 
the American Podiatric Medical Association [APMA]. A gifted speaker and 
lecturer, he earned the title of ``Foot Ambassador'' during his term as 
president when he represented America's podiatric physicians as part of 
the State Department's People-to-People Program in England, France, and 
the USSR. Later, in 1963, he visited Poland, Turkey, the USSR, Israel, 
and Malta under the same program.
  This morning I had the pleasure of hosting a breakfast at which Dr. 
Shapiro presented to the National Library of Medicine a rare and 
wonderful book he received as a gift while participating in the People-
to-People program. The book, ``De Calceis Hebraeorum,'' by Antoniii 
Baynaei, catalogues every reference to the foot found in the Old 
Testament. Each verse is published in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. The 
volume is beautifully illustrated with both medical and artistic 
drawings of the human foot. The book was written in 1715. I am very 
happy that this treasure has found a home at the National Library of 
Medicine.
  Dr. Shapiro was also responsible for the first joint meeting between 
the American Podiatric Medical Association and the American Medical 
Association in 1959, which did much to enhance mutual understanding 
between the two health care professions.
  To help educate other physicians and the public about podiatric 
medicine and the importance of foot care, Dr. Shapiro instituted the 
audiovisual department at the APMA nearly 60 years ago, and he has 
produced many exhibits and countless slides and videos. His name is 
also on the APMA's Marvin Shapiro Audiovisual Achievement Award, an 
international competition for long-term medical contributions in the 
field.
  His outstanding career began as a premedical student at the 
University of Toledo in 1927, and he was graduated from the Ohio 
College of Podiatric Medicine in 1932. Dr. Shapiro founded the podiatry 
department at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in Toledo and 
has received many awards and honors from this respected institution. In 
1980, Dr. Shapiro received the APMA's highest honor, the Distinguished 
Service Citation.
  I applaud Dr. Shapiro on his magnificent career and his life-long 
efforts to keep Americans walking and to advance the study of 
therapeutic medical treatment for the foot and human health. It is a 
delight to have this leader as a constituent.


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