[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 100 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S7829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING DR. SAMIR ABU-GHAZALEH

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Dr. Samir Abu-Ghazaleh, who has been appointed by 
President Clinton to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Abu-
Ghazaleh is currently a gynecologic oncologist at the Avera Cancer 
Institute in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he has been successfully 
serving the important health needs of the citizens in my home state.
  Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh attended Nahara College and received a MB.B. from 
Ain Shams University Medical School, both in Cairo. He did his 
residency in OB-GYN in Yankton, South Dakota, at the University of 
South Dakota Affiliated Hospital, from 1972 to 1976. He also held a 
residency in gynecologic oncology at Duke University, from 1976 to 
1978.
  After finishing his schooling in medicine, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh returned 
to South Dakota where he served as the Director of the OB-GYN Student 
Teaching Program from 1981 to 1985, and an Associate Professor from 
1980 to 1985, at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. 
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh is writing about it. He 
is the author of numerous articles on gynecology and oncology. The 
community in which he practices is important to him and he has hosted 
several workshops and presentations as a free service to inform the 
public and increase cancer awareness, particularly concerning women's 
health issues.
  Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh is a member of the North Central Cancer Treatment 
Group, the Gynecologic Oncology Group, and the American College of 
Gynecologists. He has also been a member of the National Cancer 
Institute. Beginning in 1985, he has continued to serve as a Fellow of 
American College of Surgeons. Additionally, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh has been a 
Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and 
Surgical Gynecologic Oncologists since 1980.
  It is with great pride and pleasure that I rise in recognition to an 
outstanding health care provider, an honored member of the National 
Cancer Advisory Board, and a true asset to the state of South Dakota. 
He is a man who has dedicated his life to helping others and providing 
education on the serious illness of cancer. Again, congratulations to 
Dr. Samir Abu-Ghazaleh. I trust the Advisory Board will find him a 
valuable asset and a skilled advisor.

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