[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1021]
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                 TRIBUTE TO EDWIN MICHAEL TRAYNER, M.D.

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                           HON. MARGE ROUKEMA

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 1996

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Dr. Edwin Michael 
Trayner, on his completion of service as president of the Bergen County 
NJ Medical Society. Dr. Trayner is a dedicated and talented physician 
whose skill is well respected by colleagues and patients alike. He has 
served the medical society with distinction and I am pleased to extend 
our congratulations to him on this occasion.
  Indeed, the medical community has been fortunate to have a person of 
his outstanding accomplishments to serve the public.
  Dr. Trayner, who holds undergraduate and medical degrees from 
Columbia University, began his career as an intern at Roosevelt 
Hospital in New York in 1956. He did postgraduate work at Harvard 
Medical College in 1957 and 1958, then returned to New York for 
residencies at the Bronx Veterans Hospital and the Manhattan Eye and 
Ear Hospital. He held a teaching appointment at Manhattan Eye and Ear 
until 1993 and performed a fellowship in ultrasound of the eye there 
from 1968 to 1975.
  Dr. Trayner, who is board certified in ophthalmology, has his home 
and private practice in ophthalmology in Tenafly. He is affiliated with 
Englewood Hospital, where he is a former chief of ophthalmology, Holy 
Name Hospital in Teaneck, and Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital.
  Dr. Trayner is a member of the American Board of Ophthalmology, the 
American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the New 
York and New Jersey Academies of Medicine, the Medical Society of New 
Jersey, the Medical Society of Bergen County and the New Jersey Academy 
of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, of which he is a former president.
  Dr. Trayner's service to the Bergen County Medical Society dates to 
1963, the year he became a member. He served as a member of the 
executive board from 1990-94, as president-elect in 1995, and president 
in 1996. He has provided exemplary leadership that has helped establish 
the Bergen County Medical Society as one of the most respected groups 
of medical professions in the region.
  During these recent years, when health care issues have risen on the 
congressional agenda, Dr. Trayner has been a reliable and valued 
resource to me and the New Jersey delegation. We greatly value the 
contributions to the debate of Dr. Trayner and the Bergen County 
Medical Society.
  Our Nation enjoys the world's highest standards for modern health 
care, which is vitally important to every citizen. Dr. Trayner has 
exemplified the highest professional standards. We express our deepest 
gratitude to Dr. Trayner and physicians like him who see that the 
highest quality of care is maintained. Best wishes to Dr. Trayner as he 
continues his exemplary service to his patients and the Bergen County 
community, and to his wife, Rita, and their three children, Dr. Edwin 
M. Trayner Jr., Elizabeth L. Monz, and Andrew J. Trayner.

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