[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE BIRTH OF ABBEY DEENA TO DR. HERBERT LEPOR AND DR. ELLEN 
                                SHAPIRO

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 4, 1998

  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform the House that on February 
25, 1998, Dr. Herbert Lepor and Dr. Ellen Shapiro became the proud 
parents of a baby daughter, Abbey Deena. Abbey Deena was born at The 
New York Presbyterian Hospital and she weighed in at 6 pounds, 14 
ounces. The best news of all is that Abbey Deena and her mother are in 
perfect health.
  I am proud to be able to call Dr. Lepor and Dr. Shapiro my good 
friends. Dr. Shapiro is an internationally renowned Pediatric Urologist 
and is the Director of Pediatric Urology at New York University Medical 
Center. She received her medical degree from the University of Nebraska 
College of Medicine, was a surgical intern and resident at the Johns 
Hopkins Hospital and a Clinical Associate in the Surgery Branch of the 
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. She was a fellow in 
Pediatric Urology at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and was 
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Washington University School of 
Medicine and at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to moving to 
New York City, she practiced Pediatric Urology at the Children's 
Hospital of St. Louis and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
  Dr. Lepor has been Chairman of Urology at New York University School 
of Medicine since 1993. During that time he has established one of the 
preeminent centers of urological care, education and research in 
America. Dr. Lepor graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from 
the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) at the age of 20. He 
earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of 
Medicine and completed Urology Residency Training at the Brady 
Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Lepor is a nationally 
renowned expert on prostate treatment and has written numerous 
scientific articles and books on that topic. He performs more radical 
prostatectomies a year than any other surgeon in the tri-state area. He 
has been recognized by American Health magazine and New York Magazine 
for his expertise in prostate cancer.
  At the time of their marriage, Dr. Lepor and Dr. Shapiro were the 
only husband and wife Urology team in America. More important than any 
of their professional abilities, however, they are outstanding people 
who care deeply about their patients and give untiringly of themselves.
  As happy as Dr. Lepor and Dr. Shapiro are over the birth of their 
beautiful daughter, I know that Abbey Deena will soon realize how 
fortunate she is to have such outstanding parents. On behalf of myself 
and my family I wish them the very best of health and happiness.

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